Hi Greg:
We chose to make Richardson's our meeting location way back in September 2006 and have been meeting there more or less every month since. As a result there are a lot of people (within and outside the Punaweb community) that know that that is the time and place of our meetings. Consistency with this sort of thing is a must. If we mixed up the locations and times it would probably throw many people out of the loop. We actually have had many people join us out of the blue on a Sunday because they heard about us or read about our meetings in the Hawaii Tribune.
We originally chose Richardson's because of:
1. Lots of room and parking in a pretty safe environment (Police station actually on site).
2. Great facilities including restrooms, showers, picnic tables and both sandy and grassy areas.
3. Since people join us from many different areas, Hilo seemed like the most central spot on the East side.
4. Very safe place to swim, kayak, snorkel and so on because it has a large protected bay surrounded by reef and rock outcroppings. It also has a very easy entry with a nice sandy bottom.
5. Great dive site with little fear of being swept away to Tahiti in a vicious current. Lots of interesting sea life and bottom topography to explore.
6. Richardson's and neighboring beach also have manned lifeguard stations in case there were an emergency.
Having said all of this it's certainly possible to have other beach days in Puna or other locations other than the first Sunday of the month. I know there are several people who would join us if it were on a Saturday instead of Sunday. Go for it! Set something up.
If you would like to catch a ride to Richardson's this Sunday make your desires known and maybe someone could accommodate you.
Andrew
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Originally posted by Greg
Any chance of a gathering sometime at a Puna park?
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