Hawaii Beachfront Turf Wars Erupt | Where Do Visitors Stand?

Hawaii Beachfront Turf Wars Erupt | Where Do Visitors Stand?

The image above captures a revealing scene at Waikiki: rows of empty beach chairs blocking access to the public beach. This situation exemplifies the ongoing tension between business interests and public access, a contentious issue that has come to a head. It underscores the broader debate over who truly holds the right to all of Hawaii’s iconic beaches.

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37 thoughts on “Hawaii Beachfront Turf Wars Erupt | Where Do Visitors Stand?”

  1. It’s wonderful that the Hawaiian government is enforcing the rules on beach access, business is unfortunately not always friendly to residents, and hotels will obviously place beach furniture right up to the high tide mark, they should be heavily fined for any infractions, which may curb the problem.

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  2. It looks as if hawaii has now gone the way of many hotels
    In the caribbean/mexico, etc., sooooooooo not a good idea—-
    What happened to the ‘hawaii open beaches’ concept???
    We are former airline people-spent eons of time in hawaii-
    Then moved there for 7 years ——hawaii itself is now killing
    The tourist industry all by itself —-leave the beaches alone

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  3. What a remarkable improvement in beach access also in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Keep up the great public service. Beaches off for everyone and no commercial entity is guaranteed to make money.

  4. Heh… Glad I’m not much of a beach type anymore, I’m more of a Ridge Runner. Did my fair share of surfing and loafing on the sand in my youth but now it just bores me to tears… Sad Jah?

    Best Regards

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    1. You are correct that the hotels get what the hotels want. But this is a step in the right direction. Next limit the building of huge Timeshares mostly along Waikiki. The Hilton has covered almost every inch of ground at its premier property. The Hawaiian Village.
      Let’s get the powers that be to limit this type of over development.

  5. First off Waikikki beach is man made. Barges bring sand in and dredges pump the sand into the corresponding location. Why do you think gold sand is in front of the Illikai and Hawaiian Hilton Village beach. white sand in front of the Outrigger area Hotels and way down by the Circle Hotel there is white grey sand. Farther east the sand gets more rocky. If these areas weren’t restocked every seven years there would be no beach. Who pays for this? DLNR office of conservation and the OCCL. If Hotels pay to bring in their own sand then who controls that stretch of beach? My sand my beach issue.

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  6. You know, too many problems, issues, disagreements, government mismanagement, lack of planning and foresight, poor to mediocre leadership, a divide between politics, business/industry, locals and non-owners and visitors, questionable decisions, the sale of huge tract of land and other real estate to wealthy celebrities that could have been to better use under the principle ‘best and highest use’ for the general good in view of the challenges and issues in Hawaii right now. It’s quickly spiraling into chaos in paradise – a clusterfudge of non-resolved issues with no real solutions or agreement in the foreseeable future. It took one terrible turn of events to make it finally implode. No more paradise, serenity and peace. Sad. Very sad. The aloha spirit is only a marketing pitch thing. Now the survival of Hawaiian Airlines caught in this riptide.

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