On the Eighth Day of Gate-mas...

The Hawaii beach access movement spread from Kailua to more than eight different locations on Groundhog Day in 2008: the State Capitol, Kakaako, Ala Moana Bowls, East Oahu, Kailua, North Shore, the Big Island, and Maui... there was even a Surfrider rally in South Florida that was inspired by our G-Day event!

Maui Success Story

Nice article in today's Star-Bulletin about a Maui woman's efforts to keep open beach access:

WOMAN WINS FIGHT FOR PUBLIC BEACH
By Gary T. Kubota

PAIA, Maui... Christina "Uma" Hemming said she felt she needed to do something when she learned that an urban development would have blocked people from getting from the shores of Paia town to Baldwin Beach Park. "I called, I wrote, I hassled," recalled Hemming.

Some eight years later, Hemming's fight has led Maui County to authorize the final purchase of the parcel known as Montana Beach Condominiums for public beach use. The Maui County Council authorized the purchase of the final part of a 5-acre parcel in January. The Council also approved the payment of $85,000 to Hemming and the Hawaiian group Hui Alanui O Makena for attorneys' fees and court costs. Hui Alanui official Dana Naone Hall said Hemming's persistence made a difference...

To read the rest, please go to www.starbulletin.com:
http://starbulletin.com/2008/03/25/news/story09.html