05-12-2019, 06:22 PM
Glinda: We too are in awe of our surroundings and appreciate the sparkle we see in the eyes of those trying to get to some wonder they are attracted to....From what I can tell the answer is in accommodating, in being kind and practicing aloha.
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Good words. Unfortunately it is a difficult thing these days. I grew up in the S.F. Bay Area where there is hiking abutting most residential areas. Access comes through multiple public fire roads, which invariably have access points near people's homes.
Fully accessible hiking everywhere was a prized community resource.
But then again, we had few tourists back in the day, nor was crime a particularly big problem.
Tourists and thieves (almost invariably locals)--that's the main source of our problems. There's a big overabundance of each.
Affecting not only hiking/access issue, but generally harming the quality of life in Hawaii. What can be done? Little. It's our new reality.
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Good words. Unfortunately it is a difficult thing these days. I grew up in the S.F. Bay Area where there is hiking abutting most residential areas. Access comes through multiple public fire roads, which invariably have access points near people's homes.
Fully accessible hiking everywhere was a prized community resource.
But then again, we had few tourists back in the day, nor was crime a particularly big problem.
Tourists and thieves (almost invariably locals)--that's the main source of our problems. There's a big overabundance of each.
Affecting not only hiking/access issue, but generally harming the quality of life in Hawaii. What can be done? Little. It's our new reality.