In my last post I described how 3,150 Christmas trees were banned from Hawaii due to the discovery of invasive species on the trees. (See the previous post) The Christmas trees were infested with hornets and other unknown bugs.
Anyone who has been to Hawaii, knows you need to fill out State Agriculture Forms declaring that you are not bringing any agriculture products, animals or reptiles into the state. Hawaii has a frail eco-system and any foreign produce or animals could cause untold damage here.
So what happened to the 3,150 Christmas trees that were not allowed to be unloaded from the jet that brought them?
Here is a story you will not hear about in newspaper, or television report. Radio stations and websites, have no idea what happened. As a matter of fact, the word on the street is: nobody knows what happened.
You can say the is an exclusive for Hawaii Secret Dot Com Blog. You read it right here, first.
Here’s the story:
I ran into Moana Pacatang, who was interviewed for the last post in this blog.
(See Previous Post Below)
I asked : “Mona, what ever did happen to those Chirstmas trees that were banned from Hawaii?”
“Albert” she explained. “The trees had come from a Christmas tree farm in Oregon. The owners of the farm felt terrible that the trees did not pass agricultue inspection.”
“So they were sent back to Oregon?” I asked.
“No, not exactly” she continued. “The plane that brought the trees, left Hawaii and flew to Alaska. Once the plane landed, it was decided that the trees would be unloaded there. Then a funny thing happened. The owners of the trees asked if the trees could be sold to make money for charity. And that is what finally happened.”
“All of the tees were sold to families in Alaska. All the money from the sale of the trees was donated to a local charity.”
So although some families in Hawaii got stiffed by not having a Christmas tree, the Spirit of Christmas lived on through the donation to charity, by the sale of the trees. Plus, a bunch of Alaskan families got to enjoy the trees as well.
We have a kind of Gift of the Magi, thing going on here. This to me sounds like a fair trade indeed.
Everyone knows, it is more blessed to give than to receive. So there you have it, an exclusive story and a modern day Christmas Tree Tale. Remember you read it here, first.
Aloha,
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Albert Grande
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