06-12-2014, 09:52 AM
Aloha Everyone,
My name is Dave, and I am the Managing Member of Laupahoehoe Nui LLC, which owns the land upon which this bomber sits.
I hate to rain on this parade, but “being acquainted with one of the owners of ‘Nui’ [who] obtained permission for us” is not sufficient to gain access to our properties. While we do on occasion grant access for specific purposes, it is always with an access plan, and only after each and every member of the party has signed a waiver of liability.
The plane is in extremely rugged territory, and in a precipitous gulch, further hampering access. In order to access our property, you must also cross other private land and obtain permission from those landowners. Access from Waimanu is difficult at the best of times – there are few if any trails, and what appear to be easy stream crossings on the topo are in fact gulches so steep they are impossible to cross.
Lastly, if you are actively building trails on state land from Waimanu to the Laupahoehoe 1 ahupua’a, this is across state land, and likely violates state law. I would encourage you to refrain from doing this, as that land is extremely environmentally sensitive, and you might find yourself hacking away at some unknown and endangered Hawaiian gardenia, without ever knowing.
Mahalo.
-Dave
My name is Dave, and I am the Managing Member of Laupahoehoe Nui LLC, which owns the land upon which this bomber sits.
I hate to rain on this parade, but “being acquainted with one of the owners of ‘Nui’ [who] obtained permission for us” is not sufficient to gain access to our properties. While we do on occasion grant access for specific purposes, it is always with an access plan, and only after each and every member of the party has signed a waiver of liability.
The plane is in extremely rugged territory, and in a precipitous gulch, further hampering access. In order to access our property, you must also cross other private land and obtain permission from those landowners. Access from Waimanu is difficult at the best of times – there are few if any trails, and what appear to be easy stream crossings on the topo are in fact gulches so steep they are impossible to cross.
Lastly, if you are actively building trails on state land from Waimanu to the Laupahoehoe 1 ahupua’a, this is across state land, and likely violates state law. I would encourage you to refrain from doing this, as that land is extremely environmentally sensitive, and you might find yourself hacking away at some unknown and endangered Hawaiian gardenia, without ever knowing.
Mahalo.
-Dave
-Dave