11-05-2011, 01:58 PM
quote:I very much doubt that was Orchidlandguy posting at Tripadvisor. The review you reference was made by a poster going as karmagonnagetcha, Pahoa, HI. That review is now gone, but I read it at the time and discussed it with kapohocat.
Originally posted by ObieYou also posted on Tripadvisor that the rocks were covered with toilet paper and the tidepools had human feces floating in the water.You made this statement in your rant "OB has gone balistic over on another site (Trip Advisor)about TRUE comments made about Kapoho that he doesn't like."
This was my response on Tripadvisor
"I just went by the tide pools to clean up the mess.Couldn't find it.The water is crystal clear and there is no trash in sight.
People are enjoying this wonderful place on Good Friday."
At the time, I pointed out to her that the TA poster had identified himself or herself as part of an "older couple" interested in a quiet stay in Waikiki in this topic:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g60...awaii.html
That was not an inflammatory post and there is no reason to think the poster who thought the tidepools were dirty is not part of an older couple. From what Orchidlandguy has said about himself, he would not self-describe that way.
I told Cat that at the time, that it was not right to blame Orchidlandguy for someone else's review. That was April, and you are going off about it still. Try to accept that more than one local may have observed paper and feces contamination at the tidepools. There is another review on TA from a California person who describes it as well. One,somamoons, posted September 2010.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserRevie...ml#REVIEWS
quote:I am very glad that the tidepools are getting cleaner, but I don't like you going after Orchidlandguy as if he is delusional, when other people have reported the exact same problems.
... After walking around the rocks and looking into each pool, I refused to get in. I couldn't find a single pool that wasn't contaminated. You can tell because in one corner of each pool a brown film will gather on the top. In some pools, you can even see small chunks of water-logged feces floating around or washing up on the rocks. At first you might think it's some kind of ocean scum or plant, but it's definitely feces. Also, you'll notice little white things "pasted" onto the lava rocks around the pools. These are dried up chunks of toilet paper. The Hawaii DLNR has posted a sign at the pools saying they are not disinfected and that you swim at your own risk (we saw it). There are stories online about people with open cuts getting nasty infections after swimming in the pools. So gross. This is just not worth it. The snorkeling might be great, but do you really want to be swimming in feces?!! There is good snorkeling elsewhere.
We also ran into a local in the parking lot, who lives in the neighborhood. He said he used to be on the neighborhood association. Despite the fact that they request a $3 "donation" from all cars visiting the pools, they refuse to do anything to fix up the place (like pave the parking lot or add a porta-potty). He said they have problems with people using their bushes as toilets, which I imagine only exacerbates the sewage problem in the pools.