Boardwalk

So i'm still trying to understand the whole purpose of the boardwalk that was built down at Kealia pond just outside of Kihei. They fensed off that whole area to create a bird sanctuary years ago. i remember when it was a place where we could go and ride our dirtbikes back when I was a kid. I guess it serves as a place where tourists can stop and observe wildlife here on our island, but what about the local people who enjoy fishing and camping along that beach? The whole stretch of land from Sugar Beach to Ma'alaea is closed off and owned by A&B. if your there at night fishing like I have done, you are questioned by police who show up riding atv's. No one is allowed to camp on this beach anymore. Actually, there aren't very many beaches that you can camp out on around the island anymore without having to get a permit from the county and parks department in which you have to pay a fee for. Most of the people that I see on this beach now are tourists who aren't very friendly to say the least unless I approach them first and greet them politely. It makes you wonder how they actually view us "locals". Residents do still frequent the beach with their families during the day to enjoy themselves and have cookouts and just hang out, but parking is a bit "lame" having to leave you car out near the main road and walk everything in and back out when it's time to hele. It just seems to get worse for those of us who call this island home year after year. More and more of the places that we used to enjoy as keiki no longer remain for us to bring our keiki to so that we can share the experiences we once had with them. It brings sorrow to my already heavy heart.
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  • So sad yeah!

    One of the realizations we/I had was that it's us or them in the year 2009. I too am in disbelief of such an 'aha' so us guys we've been working towards the balance in mid air and pretty much flying through space, kinda.

    So, I don't know about the others, but we all jumped on 'Law of Occupation' as taro'ist. My patch stay in fallow, for real.... But we also gotta take care of decolonization too, stay hard though because the academic community stay acting pretty stupid to me (my opinion). I'm just an old woman that get cranky sometimes.

    I've been reading this stupid ["Hawiian Apartheid" is Vital Information ]printed in the Molokai Advertiser-News Volume 23 Number 40 The Militita of Molokai's Community Newspaper--Every Wednesday October 17, 2007.

    Separatism Past/Present, ethnicity, race, and all kind otah stuff!
    Talk about roosters in the hen house.

    Anyhow the sea shores fell into the states sustainable plans without the constitution in play. So the counties authority came into play based upon the racisim stuff that happened long time ago--like in the 1800s. How splintered we became, so they think!

    We all together and it's all good. Come on chat room on Monday nights and let's jam the talk. I'm a broke mask kine Hawaiian so stay cool in the day time. Kaohi
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