06-21-2006, 06:03 AM
"I must have a vast misunderstanding! My impression was that all water front property whether privately owned or publicly owned was open to the public, for public access ..."
Wrong. What is open to the public is the shoreline, up to the high water mark. The waterfront property itself is not open to the public. There are several hundreds of "Public Access" signs all over the island. The public access is an easement for access provided by that privately owned parcel. Once you are at the shoreline you can walk around the island (in theory) and you will not be trespassing as long as you stay below the high water mark line. (Too bad if you reach a cliff though!)
There is a law commonly referred as PASH, it gives the right to the Native Hawaiians to cross over and/or gather on certain kind of private properties for certain reasons. (Too long to get into details.)
Aloha,
John S. Rabi, ABR,CM,CRB,FHS,PB,RB
http://www.JohnRabi.com
Typically Tropical Properties
75-5870 Walua Road, Suite 101
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808)327-3185
Wrong. What is open to the public is the shoreline, up to the high water mark. The waterfront property itself is not open to the public. There are several hundreds of "Public Access" signs all over the island. The public access is an easement for access provided by that privately owned parcel. Once you are at the shoreline you can walk around the island (in theory) and you will not be trespassing as long as you stay below the high water mark line. (Too bad if you reach a cliff though!)
There is a law commonly referred as PASH, it gives the right to the Native Hawaiians to cross over and/or gather on certain kind of private properties for certain reasons. (Too long to get into details.)Aloha,
John S. Rabi, ABR,CM,CRB,FHS,PB,RB
http://www.JohnRabi.com
Typically Tropical Properties
75-5870 Walua Road, Suite 101
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808)327-3185