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I have been parked down there in our golf cart that has neighborhood watch signs on it and on multiple occasions had someone walk up to me and hand me their trash and tell me we need to get trash cans !!
WE have been told over and over that we need to put in restrooms and showers.
We get complaints because the road is torn up(it was destroyed by the surge from a hurricane.)
It seems the general public believes they are our tidepools !!
It would only be natural for Aunty to slip and say "Our Tidepools"
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Having thought about this a little ... it seems like a little basic aloha (picking up after yourself, etc) would be cheaper than forcing it to become a public park (starting with taxpayer-funded eminent domain proceedings ... can't even imagine the required ADA compliance costs).
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Getting back to topic, Rick, the location I mentioned is on the west side of the tide pools.
I/we always picked up after ourselves as I'm sure you will, too, should you decide to venture in on this particular side. It's a little bit of heaven and I've personally never seen anyone abuse the privilege these lovely pools afford. But this area is a sweet spot away from the main parking area and has some trees for shade.
Aloha and enjoy!
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quote:
Originally posted by Kauila...
Wow, there's some Aloha for you ... and keep your kids off my lawn or I'll squirt them down with my hose.
Your tide pools? Sorry Aunty but those aren't your tide pools and they're are not Kapohocat's either, they belong to everyone and no one should be denied access. You don't own the ocean or the fish or the tide pools just because your house is built close to the formerly pristine tide pools in a tsunami zone with YOUR excrement flowing into OUR tide pools. Thanks for the ****ty snorkeling (literally!).
Well just bless your heart, Kauila.
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Regarding Kapoho tide pools please see the other thread on raw fecal sewage in the tide pools. I will post this here also in case you are only reading the snorkeling thread.
The argument about public vs. private is an interesting one. Go to the website on Hawaii Marine Life Conservation Districts to read how a site is picked and how there must be public access and public safety. It appears at some point the community had a voice in this and what was declared a Marine Life Conservation District now mandates the public access. Thus the parking, etc. must be available for the public.
http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/mlcd.html
From the website:
"Once an area is recommended for designation as an MLCD, it is evaluated by the DAR with regard to a number of criteria. These include public accessibility, marine life and future potential values, safety from a public usage standpoint, compatibility with adjoining area usage, and minimal environmental or ecological changes from the undisturbed natural state"
hawaiideborah
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Thanks everybody, and I have been to the Waiopae pools and they were wonderful, I sure hope the POOP situation get's straightened out because it is a wonderful place to explore.
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mahalo
Rick
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mahalo
Rick
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Since she said ours it means she wasn't saying it was hers, you'd have to say mine. Ours implys it's not hers. Freak about about nothing - classic puna style
Cheers
rainyjim
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We have a guest in town looking for good snorkeling spots on the island (not necessarily Puna). Only public-access, drive up to (or near) variety.
Looking for suggestions.
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I always liked two steps.
http://www.tropicalsnorkeling.com/snorke...steps.html
Also, the Manta Ray night dive in Kona is definitely one of the best things I've ever done. You don't need to scuba dive. You can snorkel and enjoy it just as well. When people ask me about things to do in Hawaii I call this a "must do". We went with Jack's but there's others as well.
https://www.jacksdivinglocker.com/snorke...t-snorkel/
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If you have not been to our reefs like 2step in a bit, there are stark reminders that they are not what they were. Many still think that they are spectacular, but the amount of coral that is no longer alive is... a reminder that change is happening
The changes in our reefs in the last 3 years have been devastating to the overall reef communities, but a boon to some species. Some will tell you they have not seen as many of the turf-algae eaters like the yellow tangs in years & now they are seeing them all over... good in some ways, but then you look at how much of the reef is now covered in algae...)
