Please add your input on this important issue of Kauai’s north shore at Haena State Park.
Leave a Comment
79 thoughts on “Controversial Haena State Park Controls Topic of Peter Greenberg Show”
Please add your input on this important issue of Kauai’s north shore at Haena State Park.
Used to be my favorite place on the planet will never go back they have ruined Ke’e beach and the North shore in a very greedy and unhawaiian way. Such a shame! Such a change! There’s other tropical places with even clearer water That’s where I’m going for now on.
Once again, it has turned into the playground of the wealthy. Thinly veiled in the article, but not outright stated, is that the permits “disappear” within minutes of becoming available. That’s because they are ending up in the hands of the weathiest, highest bidder. What’s wrong with allowing those who get there earlier get to stay? The fat cats in the expensive hotels would have to get up early. Follow the money and you’ll see who’s illegally hoarding passes!
Hi David B, the simple Fact that I hear is that the bridges need replacing, The Engineers should have said their plans and when it became confrontational walked out. Build the bridges and have them Blessed, no need to give in to mob mentality.
It’s hard to explain the dynamic that went on in our neighborhood for at least the first year of the road closure. Think Lord of the Flies; Not Robert’s Rules of Order. Keep in mind the background of identity/grievance politics, and Hawaii is a deep blue state. I don’t know what eventually got worked out, but those families wanted to get paid before those bridges could be touched. Buy the way, the bridges were all repaired/replaced in the exact dimensions and load carrying capacity as the old bridges.
I am a 40 year Kaua’i resident and have spent 30 of those years on the North Shore. I have slowly watched the increase of tourism and what has come with it – the traffic, lack of parking and most importantly the erosion of the delicate infrastructure on our little island and realize that something had to happen especially for our precious and isolated North Shore. I absolutely support these changes and believe we need more of them around the island.
Hi Marie, deciding to stop most of what you have enjoyed for 3 decades is aweful. To do so because you don’t want to upset, offend or enrage the “locals” shows that They are the true problem, not You. Aloha. Must truly be a lacking sentiment amongst that elitist crowd and shows how much distance has come between Them and Us. If Tourism disappeared from that Island imagine the displeasure that would turn against Them, an interesting and appealing thought. Enjoy the Island and don’t give up a thing.
I’ve been visiting Kauai for almost 30 years. I no longer drive to Kee Beach, hike the Napali or even waste my gas money going to Hanalei. I don’t want to burden the locals or the environment. The charges for parking at the canyon make the hiking undesirable. I don’t even eat out so that the locals can feel safe from any virus or germs I may have. I still enjoy the island, especially since I don’t have to spend very much money there. Aloha to all!
I’m a 36 year Kauai resident who lives the same way-I live in Lihue,walk and swim at Kalapaki,Kauai Lagoons and no longer drive to different areas—it seems like a hassle,,somehow not fun anymore-but maybe it’s not a bad way to live -pick an area and remain in that vicinity
Maybe ten years ago, I was getting a haircut at Kawamoto’s on Rice street. The barber and I did the usual chit-chat. It came up that I was living in Wainiha (far north shore), about 35 miles from his shop. He stated he had not gone past Kapa’a in 25 years. Said that he’d gone to the north shore back then, didn’t like it, and had never gone back. But to be fair, we rarely have gone south/west past the Costco in the last several years. It’s a relatively small island, but with all the traffic, a 50 mile drive can take (at least) two hours.
Hi David.
Based on your locale and travel, and ours, we aren’t likely to run into one another, even on an island this small. Funny, we’re more likely to see you traveling to and from California.
Aloha.
“There are currently three parks in Hawaii that all have similar systems in place, the others being Diamond Head on Oahu and Waianapanapa State Park on Maui. All require an advance reservation for visitors only.” The part I have a problem with is “for visitors only”. If you are trying to control crowds then locals should have to follow the same rules. I imagine it would be extremely hard to gauge how many visitors you can allow if locals are not included in the numbers. It also creates another instance of us vs them.
All in all, the Haena situation has improved mostly, but now that people without reservations get turned back they all pretty much end up in Hanalei. So now Hanalei is very congested. There are not enough restaurants, beach parking and infrastructure to allow all of these people in this small town at one time. Hangry tourists and residents trying to carry on with their daily life tasks etc is kind of a hot mess.