One of our members has alerted the State DLNR that the owner of the Kailua Beach property above has installed a sprinkler system and planted naupaka cuttings in an obvious effort to extend the vegetation line -- which technically becomes part of that property.
Not only is this a greedy land grab by that owner, but beach erosion experts say this type of planted vegetation interferes with the natural sand dunes that are vital to conserving our beaches.
HB1808 is an attempt on the state's part to hold beachfront homeowners responsible for such actions, and make them liable if they do not heed warnings about overgrown vegetation -- intentional or not.
Please submit testimony in support of HB1808 before Friday, Feb. 6, by going to this link and following the instructions:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony/
2 comments:
Dear Rich:
Thank you for telling me about your beach access blog. It is great! You are doing a great job for the community.
Sincerely,
John Slorance
Mahalo, John! In this case, it was the community that acted on a violation they saw and reported.
We need residents to take action when our elected officials and paid government employees fail to do their jobs... which unfortunately seems to be happening more and more.
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