Cousteau's Punalu'u Resort?

[JerryCarr]

I am not positive, but seem to remember reading somewhere that the beach park at Punalu'u is owned by the previous developers and leased to the County for a nominal sum annually. Makes me wonder if public access would be curtailed by the new developers, Cousteau branding notwithstanding. Yes, Hawaii law states that everything below the high tide line is public domain, but in other cases developers have managed to limit access by restricting parking or by making non-paying visitors walk inordinate distances to get to the beach. Anyone have more concrete info on this issue?

Aloha,
Jerry