Access should be for all
I just want to vent about how the rich are trying to control the public’s access to the beaches here in Hawaii. I went out for a nice healthy bike ride last week and was just riding around Mauna Lani Resort area and decided to go to 49 Black Sands beach as it had been awhile since I have been there.
When I was headed to the gate to ride down, I was stopped by the security guard and asked if I was going to the beach? I told her yes I was going to ride down and look at the beach and ride back.
The guard said, “Unless you have a towel and are going to actually stay at the beach, you are not allowed to go through.” The sign at the road clearly states “shoreline access,” it does not say you must stay at the beach. Why are these homeowners allowed to decide that if I don’t have a towel and that I am going to “stay” at the beach that I cannot ride down?
Doesn’t public access mean anyone wanting to see the beach? Could someone please tell me if this is really legal? I was also told by the guard that the county approved this.
Sally Newman
Waikoloa Village
Hey Ige, TMT was innovation
Gov. David Ige’s emphasis on the need for innovation in his State of the State address is in stark contrast with the reality of the stall in the TMT approval process.
Perhaps if the governor had acted more forcefully when the protests started, it would have been possible to reach an acceptable compromise agreement with the protesters. As things stand, the tragedy of Hawaii’s treatment of the TMT project will probably ensure that no technology company will wish to do business in the state for at least a decade.
Dennis Elwell
Naalehu
Maybe homeless would like flight out
I saw this on PBS Newshour Weekend: Homeless are welcome in Camp Bravo, Phoenix, AZ. Ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WXTx9HcvZo
“Tent City crackdown,” WHT Sunday Jan. 15, got me thinking. Maybe some homeless people might like to leave the Big Island if they had a ticket?
I am putting this out to the community in hopes that money can be raised, if people want to go to Phoenix. Perhaps our nonprofits can help and seek grant money if needed.
Dr. Ted Leaf
Kailua-Kona