Mahalo to Scott Werny of the Surfrider Foundation for sending photos and links for the rally on Sat., Dec. 8. They succeeded in getting the public's attention and great media coverage as well. The next step is submitting testimony Weds., Dec. 19 at Jefferson Elementary in Waikiki, to speak in favor of maintaining what little free parking there is in the Ala Wai harbor area. You can learn more by reading the Advertiser article or watching the KHON report (please copy and paste urls if links below don't work).
http://www.khon2.com/news/local/12285311.html
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Dec/08/br/br9147038256.html
Scott also sent this link to KGMB's coverage of Saturday's Pupukea-Paumalu celebration -- a monumental victory for North Shore residents and supporters who want to "Keep the Country, Country"...
http://kgmb9.com/main/content/view/2457/40/
Excerpt from newscast: 'The North Shore community fought development. And, with cooperation from community leaders and the government, a public trust bought the land from Obayashi Corporation. With that move, more than 1,100 acres in Pupukea and Paumalu were saved. "It means everything. I just can't believe that we've succeeded," said Peter Cole, longtime North Shore resident and former pro surfer.
"This year has just been unbelievable," Cole said. "We started off with the Shark's Cove thing being defeated. We ended up with Waimea Falls, we ended up with Pupukea Paumalu," he added.
Entertainers (Jack Johnson), surf legends (Peter Cole, Poncho Sullivan) and the dignitaries (Gov. Linda Lingle, U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, Mayor Mufi Hannemann, State Rep. Michael Magaoay, to name a few) and North Shore residents all gathered under a couple of tents on the campus of Sunset Beach Elementary School Saturday...'
Congratulations to all who made that success possible! Now it's our turn to do the same with public beach access.
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