07-18-2009, 09:09 AM
When you talk to old time Kona coffee growers, you will find that none of them envisioned the Waikaloa Resort area, nor any of the Kona growth that has happen over the last few decades (fifty years ago, the east side was the vacation side, with the hotels & such, the west side after WWII had more of the reputation that Puna has today.
In the 80's, Kalapana was to be the big resort area on this island, with the beautiful black sand beaches & all... several resorts were proposed & had massive funding & all, and many plans were in place.... Pele did have the final say on those plans....
Oh, and the old village of Keeau? That was largely taken out when the area subsided after the 1868 Kau earthquake... That subsidence also changed the stream & ponds. And the the private driveway goes to the private homes, between the private ponds, part of the nene sanctuary..
As to Passes - Again, why would anyone even suggest a family would issue passes so that people can park on the families drive & walk on their lawns? Are you willing to allow people you do not know, even those with passes, to use your private property?
Each of us online has more money than some in Puna, so that reasoning that the Shipmans have a lot of money would state that people should be able to park on our driveway & walk on our lawn including those with property behind ours - there are many property owners that have land that backs up state & county lands, should they also be required to allow people to pass through their property?
In the 80's, Kalapana was to be the big resort area on this island, with the beautiful black sand beaches & all... several resorts were proposed & had massive funding & all, and many plans were in place.... Pele did have the final say on those plans....
Oh, and the old village of Keeau? That was largely taken out when the area subsided after the 1868 Kau earthquake... That subsidence also changed the stream & ponds. And the the private driveway goes to the private homes, between the private ponds, part of the nene sanctuary..
As to Passes - Again, why would anyone even suggest a family would issue passes so that people can park on the families drive & walk on their lawns? Are you willing to allow people you do not know, even those with passes, to use your private property?
Each of us online has more money than some in Puna, so that reasoning that the Shipmans have a lot of money would state that people should be able to park on our driveway & walk on our lawn including those with property behind ours - there are many property owners that have land that backs up state & county lands, should they also be required to allow people to pass through their property?