"...Kualoa is a popular camping park where protective reefs keep the beach safe for young children.
It also is an ancient sacred place. Chiefs brought their children here to be trained as rulers and learn the traditions of their heritage. In deference to the sacredness of Kualoa, canoes passing by were required to lower their sails.
Mokoli'i Islet, nicknamed Chinaman's Hat, lies offshore.
Many important cultural programs have been held there, including the landing of the Hokule'a and makahiki.
The restrooms at the park haven't worked well for almost a decade. The city has had to pump out the system regularly, and according to a state investigation, none of the restrooms works up to code.
State officials said the ocean ban will remain in effect until the city makes improvements that may take a year or more, which would make the beach closing one of the longest in recent memory...."
It's sad when people pollution from a bad wastewater system keeps people from enjoying the warm waters off this park. I hope the City can come up with the funding and work with the local groups to restore this area sooner than one year from now. Even sadder is the fact that some other Hawai'i beaches probably are sharing the same fate as Kualoa Beach: too much development, overtaxed infrastructure.
Miulang
It also is an ancient sacred place. Chiefs brought their children here to be trained as rulers and learn the traditions of their heritage. In deference to the sacredness of Kualoa, canoes passing by were required to lower their sails.
Mokoli'i Islet, nicknamed Chinaman's Hat, lies offshore.
Many important cultural programs have been held there, including the landing of the Hokule'a and makahiki.
The restrooms at the park haven't worked well for almost a decade. The city has had to pump out the system regularly, and according to a state investigation, none of the restrooms works up to code.
State officials said the ocean ban will remain in effect until the city makes improvements that may take a year or more, which would make the beach closing one of the longest in recent memory...."
It's sad when people pollution from a bad wastewater system keeps people from enjoying the warm waters off this park. I hope the City can come up with the funding and work with the local groups to restore this area sooner than one year from now. Even sadder is the fact that some other Hawai'i beaches probably are sharing the same fate as Kualoa Beach: too much development, overtaxed infrastructure.
Miulang
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