07-14-2009, 10:55 AM
Devany,
I guess we agree to disagree then. The internet is not the new word of mouth. It only feels that way. True word of mouth doesn't have millions of recipients that you've never met.
it's not at all about being selfish, uppity or stingy or not sharing. In the last seven or so years since the Revealed books hit the marketplace, many places that were similarly quiet and peaceful have been over-run and spoiled by thoughtless tourists with no concept of the 'aina. On Maui, places have been so trampled that the State had to close them.
It's not true that the arduous hike will keep the beach from being crowded once it gets publicized on a big website. There are many people looking for that "secret" remote hike. It is all the rage these days.
I am not opposed to sharing. I think that most of the island is well toured and the little bits that aren't might remain unpublished so that they can truly be shared by one person to another - hopefully by a person who will convey the philosophy of the 'aina along with the shared directions. As opposed to John Q Tourist who has never been to Hawai'i running through websites and making notes of what to do "off the beaten path."
Do you think that the things you are writing about were undiscovered until you got here? No, they were relatively unpublished, but certainly not unknown.
Anyway, we shall see what happens when Haena Beach appears in an edition of Big Island Revealed.
I guess we agree to disagree then. The internet is not the new word of mouth. It only feels that way. True word of mouth doesn't have millions of recipients that you've never met.
it's not at all about being selfish, uppity or stingy or not sharing. In the last seven or so years since the Revealed books hit the marketplace, many places that were similarly quiet and peaceful have been over-run and spoiled by thoughtless tourists with no concept of the 'aina. On Maui, places have been so trampled that the State had to close them.
It's not true that the arduous hike will keep the beach from being crowded once it gets publicized on a big website. There are many people looking for that "secret" remote hike. It is all the rage these days.
I am not opposed to sharing. I think that most of the island is well toured and the little bits that aren't might remain unpublished so that they can truly be shared by one person to another - hopefully by a person who will convey the philosophy of the 'aina along with the shared directions. As opposed to John Q Tourist who has never been to Hawai'i running through websites and making notes of what to do "off the beaten path."
quote:Why would you even say that? Come on. The person who told me that was born and raised here but does not run in Shipman circles or with people who do.
It is my thought that that rumor was probably started by THE SHIPMANS!
Do you think that the things you are writing about were undiscovered until you got here? No, they were relatively unpublished, but certainly not unknown.
Anyway, we shall see what happens when Haena Beach appears in an edition of Big Island Revealed.