That's because beach access involves state, county and even federal agencies that each oversee certain aspects of shoreline management -- while no single body has authority to make and enforce comprehensive policies to protect the public's interest.
It's all done piecemeal in typical bureaucratic crisis-management style: stuff only gets done after a major catastrophe occurs or a big lawsuit gets settled.
Anyhow, the article is worth reading in its entirety. Here's the link: http://honoluluweekly.com/cover/2012/07/beach-barriers/
Speaking of beach vegetation, below is a photo of Kailua Beach where naupaka has spread over hundreds and hundreds of yards. In some cases, the property owners have been watering the naupaka so that they can extend their property boundaries and keep people away from their homes. I find it ironic and funny that they claim one reason they have locked gates on their beach side lanes is they want "privacy".... and then they install gigantic picture windows that allow anyone on the beach to look into their ostentatious mansions!
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thank you for your contribution. i just got home from out haena way on kauai, wanted to watch my son kitefly but could not find a place to park anywhere. even at the beach park, the parking area was so crowded and filled with pot holes and steep cliffs to drive up and over it was terrible and very discouraging. i drove around looking for beach access but found none. found lots of private roads and private property signs. ive lived here over 30 years. ive seen too many changes. used to just drive up under the kamani trees now same place , no more trees, but a big mansion. private property, no beach access.
hawaii tourism agency keeps inviting all these people to come visit us yet we dont even provide a place they can park to go to the beach that we advertise as the best in the world. had to vent
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