Carroll Cox - Protecting Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A  !

This Beauty, These People,  Deserve Appreciation & Protection

 " At his best, 

man is the noblest of all animals;

separated from law and justice

he is the worst.  "

Aristotle

Hawaiian Apapane Bird

Courtesy: Carroll Cox
(please excuse the poor reproduction-
his originals GLOW with detail
and heart!)

" Always I fought

for what I thought
was right.

But never did I question

the character

of those with whom

I disagreed. "

Gabrielle Giffords

Bird Talk by Carroll Cox

" The cause is hidden;

the effect is visible to all. "

Ovid

 

Hawaiian Monk Seal, Carroll Cox

 " In matters of truth 

and justice,

there is no difference

between large and small

problems, 

for issues concerning 

the treatment 

of people 

are all the same.  "

Albert Einstein

Deadly Sea Snake, Carroll Cox

KHON TV story with their kind permission

HERE

 " They have a right to censure 

that have a heart to help.  "

William Penn

 " Sense shines

with a double luster

when it is set in humility.

An able yet humble man

is a jewel worth a kingdom.  "

William Penn

Those Quotes are very appropriate

for the subject of today's post:

My Friend and Hero,

Carroll Cox

Broadcasting the Carroll Cox Show!

 " True godliness

does not turn men out of the world,

but enables them to live better 

in it 

and excites their endeavors

to mend it.  "

William Penn

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Carroll is such a FUN person 

to know!

He is a master photographer

of birds and wildlife,

a well known, and liked, character

much seen around coasts, harbors,

mountains, and all outdoors.

I admired him for a long time

before I ever met him.

And I was AWED at first!

This guy is a real life HERO

who effectively fights 

for what is RIGHT.

But Carroll laughs a LOT

and makes you laugh too,

often at the foibles 

of our public officials

because he always has

the inside "stuff."

This former Federal enforcement officer

as the founder & president of

ENVIROWATCH

documents and exposes:

Illegal toxic dumping by City, State, 

business & private individuals.

He effectively protects animals.

He repeatedly blows the lid off 

unreported stories

like treated fish being sold as "Fresh"

in local supermarkets.

Where there is malfeasance,

Carroll Cox and his cameras

(still & video)

sooner or later show up.

On a small island, 

people are often afraid to speak up. 

So Carroll gets LOTS of tips from

insider whistle-blowers

who want to keep their jobs, 

but do what's RIGHT

for the public they serve!

Carroll shoots and edits his stories,

   writes press releases

filled with great info,

and then he brings

the package

all wrapped up

to local TV stations,

who then run his stories

- often as EXCLUSIVES -

and action happens!

We really hit it off right away.

Can you tell that

I adore this guy?

Talking together

about growing up in the Sixties

there is a lot we have in common,

though I was ethnic in Philadelphia

and he was a "negro"

growing up in Mississippi.

Those were turbulent times. 

Carroll once told me

about sitting in church on Sundays

at the end of 
a lonely country lane

in that little Mississippi town.

Whenever the Sunday Silence

was broken by the rare sound of a car

the entire congregation knew

wordlessly

"This could be the time."

Because such churches were

firebombed

once upon those times.

 (c) Courtesy: West Cummington Church

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Lately we've discussed Gay Rights,

and my friend frankly spoke

of being raised to despise Homosexuals

by less antiseptic names.
(As, admit it, we all were)

I made some confessions to Carroll too

about MY upbringing, and

the things some people
in my world

said.

"Well one day I realized"
he told me,

"That demeaning Gays
was as wrong for us
as it was

for others 

to call us denigrating names.

It didn't feel right to me

to denigrate any other people!

That didn't make me popular

back then. "

Carroll went on:

"Rights are right

for EVERYBODY

or they are not

RIGHTS."

" Animals Too."

"AMEN"

Said I.

See why I love my brother Carroll?

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Do yourself a favor,
go check out the EnviroWatch
site

You will be blown away

by all the material there!

From hard evidence,
viewed thousands of time per month
by people all over the world,

to amazing Hawaii videos

like THIS one of those Whales

in Honolulu Harbor
a few weeks ago.



"Well, do you think the world
is ending this year?"
I asked Carroll.




He laughed
and quickly added:
"Nope, I'm too excited
about life
and all the great things
happening!"




Carroll knows more than most
of us do
about what's REALLY
Going On;

He fights hard 
and effectively-
a true Rainbow Warrior.

But he politely declines
awards
and accolades.


He graciously did ride
in Honolulu's
Martin Luther King Day
Parade
a few years back
as Grand Marshal.

It was the only time
I saw him look serious
for more than a few minutes!

But I know
that he didn't want to
be in that car.

He did it for those
who asked him
and for the kids.
He accepted it for his 
work, his mission.


He did his duty that day
(as always)
and then returned to his
life of laughs
caring
and advocacy
for the voiceless.




My dear friend
Carroll Cox;
Hawaii's friend
and yours!




Thank you for joining us today.
Your comments make it all shine!
                                         Warmly, cloudia

Correction LOL

I'm a BOOBY!

Red-Footed Booby

Carroll Cox 

Got this email this morning:

"Aloha Cloudia,

Here are a few pics I promised.   I am sorry for the delay. 

  I spent a part of yesterday building nests

for the Red- Footed Boobies.  

Thanks for the words of kindness in your blog.

 Regarding school and basketball, 

I can't play basketball worth a D!   (ha ha). 

 The picture you used is not me. 

 I did sport an afro 

and thought I was all that and a bag of chips.

 Sporting that afro was symbolic

of the self-pride I had discovered. 

  I attended. . . East Side High School 

in Cleveland, Mississippi. 

 I was on the drill team

flipping and spinning guns.

I hope you can still use these.  

You sneaky little DEVIL!
 Your surprised and embarrassed friend,

Carroll "

So look for MORE of Carroll's photos,

Just erase the image you have 

of him shooting hoops ! 

           YOUr embarrassed Friend, cloudia