Pohoiki & Mackenzie to reopen

[glinda]

"is everyone satisfied that the pending re-opening of Poihiki will largely solve our ocean recreation deficit?"

Even if all the recreational shoreline areas that have been lost in our lifetime were still intact I doubt that was enough for Puna's population, especially if it continues to grow.

Puna is more and more becoming just a bedroom community of Hilo, which because of extremely poor choices in the past (using the Wailoa River / Waiakea Pond Estuary as a toxic dump, and a poorly designed break wall) is lacking in shoreline recreational areas itself.

I think we could say that about the whole island. We sold our soul beaches to the highest bidders. And Pele took what was left.