Disappeared News

a bit distressing, but perhaps we should think about how sanitation is not observed in most restaurants and markets -- not just Chinatown. There is a long, historical tradition in Hawai'i of attacking the Chinese and Chinatown as being unsanitary or singling this group out for special treatment. there is also a long tradition in medicine about the ultrahazards of living in the "tropics." i think a more empirically based review of this issue would be to look at it systematically in all areas where DOH has failed as opposed to narrowing the problem to Chinatown or the open air markets because of the ease of access. the kingdom/republic/territorial animosity towards the Chinese came out through taking about how they "caused" the rat problem. but historians have shown that it was really magical thinking and not science that assigned the problem to the Chinese. i remember mayor Cravalho on maui insisting that "hippies" were spreading hepatitis and then it turned out to be coming from a poi factory... in this case, i think the problem is way more systemic. i have witnessed the filth in many local restaurants' kitchens and also in the national supermarket chains. the problem is not Chinatown, the problem is DOH, lack of funding and/or interest.
 

Good background, thank you. And yes, the bottom line is that DOH probably doesn't even go outside after 4:30 p.m. Whatever. They are not doing their job.

This was just an opening to the issue, which as you have said is wider. I think the reason restaurant windows are covered over at night is so we can't see what really goes on in there. There was a case in the news in New York City where rats were observed in large numbers through the window of some famous restaurant. It became a scandle.

Help make this a scandle, call/write newspapers, TV, or go out with your own camera and document what you find.

And thanks as usual, for your apropro comments.
 

It is not only a candle shaped like and "S" but a real scandal, to boot!
 

Good job, Larry!

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This isn't a scandal. How is this a scandal? Do you really think our laws, etc or being cleaner will stop rats/roaches, etc from making homes of specific areas? Of course not! It's called coexisting with other species. You probably don't see it, but your own house is infested with roaches, pests etc that HIDE during the day and come out at night - you just happened to catch a normal activity. I really don't see the big deal. Rats probably crawl over the vegetables at farms, in the warehouses where they are stored, in the cargo box when they are transported - you just don't see it. I think this is really just delving into the issue of people having peace of mind by NOT seeing what's REALLY THERE. Seriously paranoid humans, get over yourselves. This planet isn't just for you. You can't contain these "pests" just because they are dirty. Clean your food and cook it! Simple!
 

excellent! yer right! It ain't a scandal, nor a scandle (whatever that is). It really is just daily (nightly) life in C town. as it has been since Chinatown was first created/built, destroyed in the fire and built again!