This is why I love Kauai

April 8th, 2009

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Kauai has long been our favorite island since we went on our honeymoon in the mid-nineties.  When people ask why, it would be easy to cop out and say it’s beauty, the movies filmed there or a list of other tangible things.  But it’s the recent donation of time and equipment to bring back access to a popular state park that captures what we really love about Kauai in what is one of the most tangible displays of aloha spirit that I’ve seen in some time. 

Polihale State Park has been closed since December due to a bridge that washed out in heavy rains and the DLNR has said they had no money to fix it.  So people stepped up and did what the state couldn’t.  The closure has been hurting the local economy and the locals had enough just sitting back and waiting for something to be done.  This amazing act of aloha should show state legislature that the community depends on these parks not just for the economy but for the purpose they were created…recreation.  This is why the Recreation Renaissance bill needs to pass which would grant $240 million toward the improvements of Hawaii’s parks.  Mahalo to all of the volunteers who are helping with this project!

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