• Kekaha Beach no more • Ruining for everybody • Let’s get to know each other first • Learn from all cultures Kekaha Beach no more One of Hawai‘i’s most spectacular beaches has disappeared. Why? Man-made or Mother Nature? It
• Kekaha Beach no more • Ruining for everybody • Let’s get to
know each other first • Learn from all cultures
Kekaha Beach no more
One of Hawai‘i’s most spectacular beaches has disappeared. Why? Man-made or Mother Nature?
It is shocking to see the severity of the missing sand which is so extreme and rapidly eroding that many Kekaha Beach experienced people feel that the beach is lost permanently.
Every year high surf and high tides change the width of Kekaha Beach. However, the amount of rapid sand loss that is now occurring is three to four times the amount of previous years.
There are those Kekaha Beach experienced individuals who say the severity of this loss is probably permanent and appears to be a man-made issue.
There is speculation that the revisions of the Kekaha Boat Harbor have caused the shoreline flow patterns of the oceans to be compromised.
In Florida it has been proven in several locations where jetties or other intrusions have been developed at the shoreline that current flow can be greatly altered and severe sand loss occurs for miles of shoreline.
This rapid erosion of Kekaha Beach has put Highway 50 in jeopardy as well.
This issue requires immediate, serious investigation by qualified professionals.
Janee Marie Taylor, Koloa
Ruining for everybody
Recently saw the article regarding the removal of Pine Tree Inn. We have lots of fond memories of visiting all over Kaua‘i and especially Pine Tree Inn right from our first trip in 1987 (we remember the round cable tables) to our latest trip in February of this year with many trips in between.
What kept us coming back were the wonderful people we met at Pine Tree Inn (new ones each time) who always made us feel welcome and we now consider as friends.
We had numerous birthday parties, cook-outs, and gatherings of family and friends and we would always meet at Pine Tree Inn. In fact, a few of the PINE TREE INN signs on the building came from Canada.
Instead of tearing down Pine Tree Inn why didn’t the “officials” fix up the nasty washrooms? One year you couldn’t even use them — you had to get keys from ABC to use its washroom. Talk about a health hazard.
I really doubt the removal of Pine Tree Inn will cause a decrease in crime because it was not the cause. It was a good shelter to step under during sudden rains or if you wanted to sit out of the sun.
People need a shelter and hopefully next time we visit your beautiful island Pine Tree Inn will be rebuilt. If you let us know, we could even bring a new sign. It’s a shame that a few people can spoil the enjoyment of others. I hope the “officials” realize their mistake.
Bev and Rory Cousins, Manitoba, Canada
Let’s get to know each other first
Asking us to complete a survey on the North Shore Bike Path without specific route details is like asking us to marry someone we’ve never met.
Maybe the photo shows a good-looking fiancé, but we would all agree the devil is in the details. Is she faithful? Is he kind? Smart? Will he treat the children well? Care about the extended family? Does the path go along the beach? Through taro fields? Habitat for our endangered native water birds?
I’d love to hear the extent of involvement — and the intentions of — developer Jeff Stone, luxury real estate agent Ben Welborn and landscape developer Hendrikus Schraven.
Did all those Facebook people give the Kaua‘i bike path a thumbs-up without any idea of the specifics? Do they understand the vital differences between Kaua‘i and Maui?
In addition, if we look at the bike path’s overlay, it covers an area past Kilauea — though their words say it ends there — and goes to Moloa‘a. Does this mean a proposal for a cement bike path through Lepe‘uli (Larsen’s) Beach, one of the great places for monk seals, honu and albatross? Even now it’s riskier for them due to human behaviors. What would a bike path bring?
We can be assured of two things: if this marriage happens, divorce will be difficult and many children will be created. Before we turn the Garden Isle into the Garden Aisle, I think we need to know more. Meet our potential partner. See what’s behind the kiss. Then we’ll know what to do.
Hob Osterlund, Princeville
Learn from all cultures
The new OPA plan to ease the burden on the courts is a good idea. I hope it helps.
One thing that bothers me. Why is part of the punishment making these people learn Hawaiian culture? What do you have against Hawaiians that learning our culture is a part of judicial punishment?
Forcing someone to learn something does not work. Why not have them have to learn about their own culture that they came from? If they have many cultural ancestors look at all they will have to learn about each part of their cultural make-up. Use all the cultures not just the Hawaiians.
Sharon Pomroy, Anahola
