Originally Posted by
ajf87
It's pretty shocking at this point, the entitlement and willful ignorance. This is part of the reason why there is simmering tension between native and local Hawaiians and privileged, wealthy mainlanders and foreign tourists who own vacation homes (and thus help contribute to the state's housing crisis). That any property owner considers the beach in front of the beachfront property as their "own" is pretty arrogant and not grounded in reality. The beaches in Hawaii are all public, regardless of how much money you paid for your view.
Just to be clear and I am not assuming that this comment was directed at me. I don't own a "vacation home" in Hawaii, I have lived on the Big Island for now for almost 12 years with a ONCE thriving business. Alas no longer so thriving. My wife's family has lived on the Big Island for nearly 50 years. My home is NOT water front. Also, anybody who property on the beach in Hawaii should know well that the state law states that the beaches are ALL public. Whether or not it is proper for a beach front property owner to wonder out of his/her yard onto to the beach during his/her quarantine period is a discussion for others to take part in as far as I am concerned. Personally I don't have a dog in that fight.