A visitor surcharge for parking on Kauai is set to be implemented.
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We already pay taxes on accommodations and if lots are
Full and we would need to park on the street and you ticket
It would make it hard to enjoy your beaches which means
People would visit somewhere else! Kauai is my favorite place
In the world to visit so we like to go back as much as possible
But if it becomes too much of a pain there are many other
Tropical places to visit. 70% of Hawaii’s revenue comes from
Tourists I believe.
Profiling. Didn’t think that was legal. We are horribly disappointed with the attitude of the Kauai government. We have been coming for at least a month for two decades and have always been respectful of Kauai and residents. We truly feel like no one is allowed to come. We do understand tourism as we are in Colorado.
Message recieved! Kauai residents and government no longer welcomes tourist dollars! Lots of great beaches in the Caribbean folks. Residents welcome tourists with open arms elsewhere. Please respect the wishes of these residents and travel elsewhere.
Its a rip off I used to go to Hawaii n didn’t have to pay to.park at a beach or lookout point, or to use the beach to go snorkeling. Now almost all places you need to pay. Can’t believe how greedy they are getting n believe me there is plenty of money to.go around. I used to work for a City n they had a budget had you had to spend the money they gave each department or else my boss had to find things to buy to use the.money
Bull yet we had to come.up with to raise prices on. They made alot of.money on recycling yet we charge the customers for recycling for us. Bull it has to stop.
What about an “invisible” tax instead? Require all rental car companies to charge a $4 per day tax which would then be used exclusively to pave the parking lots, or light them, or whatever else they were going to use the parking fees for. Then tourists would not even think about it as it would be a sunk cost for their vacation.
Also, people could just use Turo or ‘Get Around’ and then having a car from a local would allow them to bypass the parking fee as you’d be using a resident’s car.
After spending thousands of dollars to come & stay on your island. After spending thousands of dollars to eat and experience your island – I feel that it is on the petty side to charge for beach parking. There are times when you just want to stop and take that perfect picture. Maybe you should consider a one time parking pass to allow parking everywhere.
I’ve been coming to the Hawaiian Islands sine 1979 – please don’t make the ruin the true Islands of Aloha spirit.
I have a condo on south side. I haven’t seen traffic ever that crazy at poilu beach and if it is, people go to the next beach, or go somewhere else and then come back at a different time. When coming from mainland, everything seems like it is being taxed, groceries for the rental, restaurant food, room tax, gas prices. Rental car prices seem reasonable for a week. When people return after a trip to visit, they always tell me that the island was beautiful, everything was expensive, and they probably won’t return. There are better values in Mexico and the carribean for everyone other than West Coast people. Look at the shops at spouting horn, always a couple empty ones because people are tapped out and don’t want to buy the things assembled on island or imported. The tax on waimea is acceptable, and so is the shuttle on the north side, but start nickel and dimeing tourists everywhere, and people will only remember that. Might as well put toll boothes in Kapaa where drivers license gets you through free. Also add a Costco tax, and $20 ATM withdrawal fees, and get the cops to start issuing more traffic violations and have parking meters everywhere. Tourist love all of that.
Please hear the voice of one person who often travels to Kauai to see my daughter and son in law who are both medical providers on Island. The draconian measures already in place already have potential visitors feeling unwanted and unappreciated even though we keep the island going. Kauai does not have a base of jobs to produce or export products or farms to be more self sufficient.
Kauai depends on the TUBES FULL OF MONEY flying in every day So people here can live a decent life and not depend on Govt programs. Adding an insult to injury tax on non resident beachgoers is an incredibly pathetic decision to help further discourage visitors to Kauai and an erroneous attempt to raise more funds because of already failing policies. Imagine if you as a resident of Hawaii flew to CA. to attend ball games or Disney World and were made to pay addition parking fees because you are from Hawaii? That would not want to make you return. Always give people a little more than they expect and you will have loyal happy followers. Continue to disrespect your financial supporters and you all will suffer the consequences.
Could not agree more. Everything in Hawaii is expensive. Those of us that choose to visit know that but look at it as a cost of it’s uniqueness. But “nickel and diming” is not acceptable. Lot’s of choices out there.
We have taken our family trips to Kauai since 2001 and every year the prices have increased by almost triple. Not including airfare. Just the rental car for 2 weeks was over $600 dollars. Now they want to charge for putting your feet in the sand. Yes the local people are rude . Where is the aloha. Mexico was half the price and warm waters , beautiful beaches. People were so friendly. If we went back to Hawaii it would be Big Island or Maui. Kauai used to be a most loved Island, not anymore. Hope it can improve . Thank you Beat of Hawaii for keeping us posted.
The way around any rental car parking fees will be buying a car.
Maybe an entrepreneur will set up a “used car dealership” and “sell” cars with a trial period. Then “buyers” can return it and pay only a daily use rate…
Watch them then try and regulate car purchases and outlaw trial periods…
Exactly true. Have been there few times. Personally, we have never been in any kind of traffic jams. But, obviously they happen. Wow. Own condo in Largo, right near Clearwater, Florida. Near the beaches. All parking is prepaid. Traffic jams, n speeding vehicles everywhere there is horrible. Hoping to sell n get out. Before were dead. Insane