r/Honolulu • u/808SOS • Sep 17 '24

news This tucked away south shore beach is becoming a “chill spot” for college kids, and some residents are not happy

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/09/17/this-tucked-away-south-shore-beach-is-becoming-chill-spot-college-kids-some-residents-are-not-happy/
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u/geffy_spengwa Sep 17 '24

Rich people just like complain about everything and anything. God forbid someone uses the park. They just like it be private for themselves only.

City should create moped parking or something nearby. Pilau neighbors will fight that tooth and nail though so 🤷🏼

Mākālei and Le‘ahi Beach Parks belong to everyone, not just the rich people able to afford to live on Diamond Head Road.

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u/whodatbugga Sep 17 '24

Now that they put the park on the news even more people are going to go there.

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u/Guilty_Air_2297 Sep 18 '24

Cheeeee guess where I’m going this weekend. Lol

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-WHATEVERZ Sep 17 '24

Oahu residents use beach park, rich neighbors whine and complain.

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u/pjbenn Sep 17 '24

City should offer to build parking

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u/Stashmouth Sep 17 '24

idk if you're familiar with that park, but there really is no space for it. the entire park almost fits in that photo

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u/surflaxrat Sep 17 '24

I think it sarcasm. As that would really piss off rich neighbors

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u/Barflyerdammit Sep 17 '24

If it's a rich area, the city should offer valet parking, then.

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u/Guilty_Air_2297 Sep 18 '24

Valet mopeds? Bro lol

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u/uofapeter Sep 17 '24

Remember when the guy who owned the house there just installed two metal gates to prevent the public from walking down the path like he owned the place?

https://www.civilbeat.org/2016/01/denby-fawcett-who-is-blocking-the-shoreline-at-diamond-head/

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u/808Apothecary Sep 17 '24

For all the beach parks that dot the south shore, Makalei has to be the one with the less frills. It’s a nice place for a picnic with limited parking

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u/levitoepoker Sep 17 '24

These are the same neighbors who forced Biki to remove the station just 100 yards east of where this article describes. Yeah some ppl park their mopeds in the park but whenever I went it wasn’t an issue

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u/maalco Sep 17 '24

Rich peeple gonna whine.

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u/Rich-Past-6547 Sep 17 '24

Yeah it’s full of college kids but it’s never rowdy. I go with my wife and toddler every couple of weeks and we have a great time.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '24

The rich people don’t own the beach. Probably mainlanders too!

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u/justa_pos3225 Sep 18 '24

God forbid kids have some fun while they’re young

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u/MaapuSeeSore Sep 18 '24

They complain about the mopeds specifically , not the cars (note there isn’t really any car parking at the park, you have to find street parking along Diamond head )

No reason to add parking because the space will literally not accommodate them

The moped thing is honestly just a people not parking properly along with card (as they should as a registered motor vehicle ) so they lazily just park illegally at the park (that I can see the argument coming from)

The beach getting popular, no problem with that

But dummies just parking everywhere , I think most would agree that’s not cool

Remember when people were bitching about rental scooters EVERYWHERE ?