How One Subdivision Stopped Spraying Roundup on the Roads
Kapoho Beach Lots on the Big Island had seven miles of private roads, paved with Chip & Seal. For decades, the Road Board believed they needed to spray the edge of all the roadsides with Roundup to keep weeds from growing into the road and cracking it. This included large bushy plants such as cane or guinea grass in jungle-facing areas, and small common weeds in front of people's homes. Despite many people in the subdivision getting sick from the spraying (migraines, asthma,