Two quick items: the "No More Gates" bumper stickers are in, and we'll be sending them out ASAP to those who already made donations. If you'd like one, just click on the Donate button at the right. Please email your name and snail-mail address to Rich Figel (figeli001@hawaii.rr.com). For every $5 contribution, we'll send you three stickers! Due to printing costs, we couldn't do full color. But these still look great in black, white and red. Special mahalo to Jennifer Eisenberger of Windward Designs for creating the logo and layout!
Second item: In today's MidWeek (Oct. 22), Bob Jones makes a very good point in his "Just Thoughts" column about the new Disney resort being built at Ko Olina in Leeward Oahu. BAH brought attention to the limited public parking at Ko Olina, which results in residents being turned away and denied access to beaches there when it gets crowded. However, we've been told that there usually are plenty of open parking spaces -- they just aren't open to Hawaii residents!
Bob Jones writes: "...residents should not roll over and play dead. This is an overdue chance to demand more beach access parking for the public in exchange for expediting permits. Ko Olina got away with much too little in the first go-round. We should demand expanded public parking. Why give away our shorelines to tourists as the recent developments at Kaanapali-Honokowai have done?"
I may not agree with Bob on other issues, but on this one I say, right on!
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