It is a good thing to classify plants as endangered, but we must realize that this does not save them from becoming extinct. It merely gives them paper protection. I recall when the first plant was entered on the endangered species list on April 26, 1978. It is still on that list today. As far as I know, no plant has ever come off the Endangered Species List. The only way for a plant to be removed from that list is to become extinct. To me, this is a disgraceful and insulting way of saving Hawaiian plants.

Uncle Rene Sylva ~ "Our Fierce Blessing" ~ (1929 - 2008)

He 'a'ali'i ku makani mai au, 'a'ohe makani nänä e kulä'i
I stand as strong as an 'a'ali'i tree in a storm that no wind can knock down