When does the need for the tourist dollar supercede the need for local people to be able to make a living to support their families?
This morning's Advertiser has a story about how the development and expansion of the Ko 'Olina resort and the redevelopment of the Waianae area is seriously impacting the livelihood of fishermen in the Waianae area.
The locals are complaining about all the tour boats chasing away the schools of fish they used to be able to catch right offshore.
The State of Hawai'i is going to have to decide who is more important: the local people who pay taxes and who are trying to earn a living v. the tourists who spend money over maybe 10 days but who leave their messes behind when their planes take off.
I just hope there aren't any confrontations between the fishermen and the tour boat operators, because then things could really turn ugly.
Miulang
This morning's Advertiser has a story about how the development and expansion of the Ko 'Olina resort and the redevelopment of the Waianae area is seriously impacting the livelihood of fishermen in the Waianae area.
The locals are complaining about all the tour boats chasing away the schools of fish they used to be able to catch right offshore.
The State of Hawai'i is going to have to decide who is more important: the local people who pay taxes and who are trying to earn a living v. the tourists who spend money over maybe 10 days but who leave their messes behind when their planes take off.
I just hope there aren't any confrontations between the fishermen and the tour boat operators, because then things could really turn ugly.
Miulang
Comment