- Ua hoʻonui hou ka maʻi maʻi i nā hopohopo e pili ana i ka pōʻino o ke kaiapuni i hana ʻia e ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi
- Hiki i nā mea hoʻokele waʻa ke lilo i nā mea kūʻai aku i nā ʻano hoʻomaha/kaʻa ʻē aʻe
- Pono nā mea hoʻokele waʻa e kau i ka hoʻomau kaiapuni ma mua o nā hanana hou
Ua hoʻoikaika ʻo COVID-19 i kahi hoʻololi hou i ka manaʻo o ka mea kūʻai aku, me ka maʻi maʻi e hoʻonui hou ana i nā hopohopo e pili ana i ka pōʻino o ke kaiapuni i hana ʻia e ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi. Hiki i nā mea hoʻokele waʻa ke lilo i mea maʻamau i nā ʻano hoʻomaha/kaʻa ʻē aʻe inā ʻaʻole lākou e hana wikiwiki a hoʻokau i ka hoʻomau kaiapuni ma mua o nā mea hou.
ʻO ka wiki 11 Covid-19 Hōʻike ʻo Recovery Consumer Survey ma muli o ka maʻi maʻi maʻi COVID-19, 31% o ka poʻe pane o ka honua i hoʻemi iki i kā lākou kapuaʻi kaiapuni i ʻoi aku ka nui ma mua o ka wā ma mua, me kahi 12% hou aʻe e hana ai i ko lākou mea nui. ʻAʻole hiki ke mālama ʻia kēia hoʻololi koʻikoʻi i ka manaʻo o nā mea kūʻai aku. ʻAʻole pale ʻia ka holo ʻana i kēia ʻano a e hoʻopilikia ʻia inā ʻaʻole i hana ʻia, me ka poʻe holo moku e ʻimi nei i nā koho hoʻomaha ʻē aʻe inā ʻaʻole hiki ke loli.
ʻO ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana i ka plastik ke kumu nui o ka poʻe holo moku i nā makahiki e hiki mai ana. Ke maʻa nei ka poʻe kūʻai aku i ke koho ʻana i nā mea ʻokoʻa ʻole, a pono e hana hou ka ʻāpana holo moku i kēia ma ke kai no ka hoʻokō ʻana i kēia loli i ka ʻano o ka mea kūʻai. ʻO ka hopena pōʻino o ka plastic i ka moana, ʻo ia ka mea nui e ʻike ʻia nā hui holo moku ma ke ʻano he alakaʻi i ka mālama ʻana i ke kaiapuni moana. ʻO ka hōʻemi ʻana a i ʻole ka hoʻopau ʻia ʻana o nā plastics hoʻohana hoʻokahi a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ʻokoʻa eco-friendly e hāʻawi i ka lanakila wikiwiki no ka ʻoihana e hōʻemi i kona hopena kaiapuni. ʻO ka Carnival Corporation a me ka Norwegian Cruise Line ke hoʻopukapuka nei i kēia, akā pono nā mea ʻē aʻe e hahai.
ʻO nā holomua hou i nā wahie ʻē aʻe no nā moku holo moku e ʻae i kahi kaiapuni hana maʻemaʻe. Hiki i ke kinoea wai wai ke hoʻemi nui i ka hoʻokuʻu ʻia mai nā moku holo moana a hiki ke hoʻopau loa i ka hoʻokuʻu ʻia ʻana o ka sulfur, a me ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa nui ʻana i nā hoʻokuʻu ʻana o ka nitrogen oxide a me ka greenhouse. Eia nō naʻe, i kēia manawa ʻelua wale nō moku i hoʻolako ʻia me kēia ʻenehana propulsion, no laila e lohi ka loaʻa ʻana o nā pono. Eia nō naʻe, i ka manawa e hoʻomaka ai nā moku hou e hāʻawi ʻia me ka hiki ke hoʻoikaika ʻia e ke kinoea kūlohelohe wai, hiki ke hāʻawi ʻia kahi pōhaku paepae no ka ʻoihana e lilo i mea maʻemaʻe. Pono kēia e kōkua i ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i nā hopohopo o nā mea kūʻai aku e pili ana i ko lākou hopena kaiapuni a hōʻoia i ka ʻoihana e hoʻokō i nā pono o nā huakaʻi e hiki mai ana.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- The devastating impact plastic has on the oceans means it is paramount that cruise companies are seen as leaders in preserving the ocean environment.
- However, once new ships begin to be delivered with the ability to be powered by liquid natural gas, a stepping stone could be provided for the industry to become even cleaner.
- Cruise operators could be at risk of losing custom to other holiday/transport types if they do not act fast and place environmental sustainability at the forefront of new developments.