ʻO ke kūʻē ʻana o ka Pōʻaono i nā poʻe mākaʻikaʻi ma Hawaii, he mea hoʻopūʻiwa ia no nā mea kipa mai Waikiki i lawe i kahi hiʻohiʻona nani i ka Northshore o Oahu e hālāwai me nā honu a kau aku i nā mile he nui o nā kahakai kahakai o Northshore. Makemake kekahi mau kamaʻāina ma ka Northshore o Oahu i kēia ʻāpana nani o nā mokupuni no nā kamaʻāina.
Ma ka Pōʻaono ua pale ka hui o nā poʻe kūʻē "kūloko" i nā kaʻa hoʻolimalima me nā poʻe mākaʻikaʻi ma ke kahakai ʻo Laniakea mai ke kaʻa ʻana.
Around 50 local protesters showed up to Laniakea Beach with signs and not very much Aloha on Saturday to speak out against tourist traffic. The protester’s cars completely blocked off a popular road shoulder so no one else could park on the Mauka side of Kamehameha Highway near Laniakea Beach. This happened several years ago when concrete barriers were put up on Kamehameha Hwy to eliminate parking spots for beachgoers. A court rules in favor of tourism at that time.
Tourism is the largest business in the US State of Hawaii and watching the turtles adds to the magical experience of Aloha. This Aloha is gone when it comes to some residents on the Northshore. The problem is traffic. Tourism is also big business on Oahu’s Northshore. Some say the Northshore Chamber of Commerce is the only Chamber of Commerce in the World wanting to prevent business.
Ke ulu nei ʻo Hawaiʻi Tourism i kēlā me kēia makahiki i loko o nā makahiki he nui, akā ua kūpaʻa ka loaʻa kālā mākaʻikaʻi holoʻokoʻa. ʻO ka hopena he nui aku ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi, i kapa ʻia ʻo "overtourism." Ua hōʻike ʻo eTN e pili ana iā Overtourims ma Hawaii. Kaomi maʻaneʻi e heluhelu ka hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo eTN hou loa.
“Traffic is a big problem on the Northshore. I lived here for almost 30 years and traveling the 7 miles from my house in Pupukea to Haleiwa town used to take maximum 10 minutes. Now, most of the time you can be in your car for 45 minutes or more. To blame the tourists for this is offensive to me as a resident.”, said Juergen Steinmetz, publisher of eTurboNews, a Northshore resident.
“Tourism is everyone’s business, and everyone directly or indirectly in our State relies on tourism income. The problem is management, road condition or a smart solution to allow our visitors to experience the Aloha Spirit and enjoy our stunning nature. There is plenty to share.
"ʻAʻole ia no ka pale ʻana i nā poʻe kahakai mai ka hele ʻana mai, ʻaʻole ia e pili ana i ka uē ʻana i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi ko mākou mea kūʻai aku, akā no ka hoʻokumu ʻana i ka Mokuʻāina e hana i nā ala nui, nā wahi kaʻa, a me ke kaohi ʻana i ke komo ʻana i mea e minoʻaka ai nā honu i ko mākou mau alo a helehelena o ko mākou poʻe kipa no nā hanauna e hiki mai ana. Makemake au e ʻike i kahi kaʻa kaʻaahi e holo ana i kahi honu a i ʻole kahi laina kaʻaahi Hawaiʻi e lawelawe ana i nā kahakai. ”
Ua ʻōlelo kekahi kamaʻāina ʻē aʻe: “Ua hoʻouna nā hōʻailona i nā leka kūpono ʻole !!! ʻAʻole wau i paʻa i kahi hōʻailona no kēlā kumu! ʻAe, maikaʻi ke ʻike aku i ka neʻe ʻana o ke kaʻa a ʻae ua loaʻa iā mākou ka nūhou e hele mai e nīnauele iā mākou. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo ʻaʻole ia nā hewa o ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi ʻo ia ke kūlanakauhale darn a kalana a ʻaʻole hana kā mākou lunamakaʻāinana i kā lākou mau hana !!! ”
"Ke ʻōlelo nei wau e hele mākou āpau i kēia pule aʻe a ʻaʻole e ālai i ka nui akā e hāʻawi manawaleʻa i ka poʻe i loko o ka hailona e aʻoaʻo i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi inā hiki iā lākou ke hele pū a noi iā lākou e ʻoluʻolu e hele ma kēlā a me kēia hopena o ka hailona i kahi hui e ʻōlelo i kēlā me kēia 5 mau minuke ma kahi o ka wahi āpau i nā manawa āpau! ”
Ua haʻi kahi mākaʻikaʻi i kahi kahua nūhou kūloko: ”Ua huhū iki wau. ʻAe, ua manaʻo wau he mea kūʻē iā mākou ke hoʻāʻo nei e leʻaleʻa i ka mokupuni a me nā mea āpau e hāʻawi ʻia. "
Ua ʻōlelo kekahi mākaʻikaʻi ʻē aʻe: "Ua manaʻo wau e hāʻawi nui mākou iā lākou, i kā lākou loaʻa kālā a e hauʻoli loa lākou i ka ʻike ʻana iā mākou."
Ua nīnau aku kekahi kamaʻāina o Northshore i kēia ma Facebook: “Thoughts? Ua pale au i ka ninaninau ʻana o HNN i kekahi mau mea mākaʻikaʻi mākaʻikaʻi a ua hoihoi wau e nānā. Me he mea lā he manaʻo ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi he kuleana no ka mea uku lākou i ke kālā "maikaʻi" e hiki ai i aneʻi, a pēlā aku. A hiki iā lākou ke hana i nā mea āpau a lākou e makemake ai me ka nānā ʻole i ka manaʻo o kekahi. ʻIke wau i ka lima mua i kēia ʻano me ka nui o nā huakaʻi a me nā hoaaloha a me ka poʻe e kipa mai ana ... ʻaʻole lākou i ʻike a hoʻomaopopo ʻole. ʻAʻole nā mea āpau akā nui a hoʻohaʻahaʻa maoli. A hoʻowahāwahā ʻole i nā pae he nui .... Akā ʻaʻole lākou e ʻike pēlā. He mea paʻakikī kēia a e noʻonoʻo paha pehea e kamaʻilio ai ʻo Hawaii i kēia pilikia o ka mākaʻikaʻi aʻu e manaʻo nei ʻo ia ke kumu o kēia pilikia. 8 miliona mau poʻe e hele mai ana i Oahu i ka makahiki a e ulu nei… he mea nui ka aʻo ʻana e puka i waho i kēia poʻe i koʻu manaʻo. ”
