Haena beach access or the lack of it

[Laughing_girl]

IMHO, I think Hawaii County did not plan well for parks and open spaces in the past before development became rampant in the last 60 years. But in their defense, who could have foreseen this explosion on the Big Island 60 years ago - or more.

For those of us that were able to enjoy Kua Bay, and Haena and all other places that, yes, were on private land but were still available to visit, it is sad and we rally against progress - because we miss these special places so much - please understand that. COH has not added one park available for camping in more than 20 years (?).

Please understand when we get frustrated or rant against this accessibility continuing to be closed off one by one, it isn't you - or about what is legal, it is about sadness and missing what used to be pono. And I can see that it also applies to the landowners seeing a vast increase in traffic on their land - that increase of traffic isnt pono either. We all know there are sometimes vast differences between what is common sense and community, and what is legal.

It is just so sad. But as I read about the glass walkway viewing area over the Grand Canyon, I think... it could be worse.