Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 4, 1 April 2000 — Harbors [ARTICLE]

Harbors

Regarding his press release of March 21, Governor Cayetano's characterization of those opposed to his bill on private development of Ala Wai Harbor as "rabid boaters" displays a complete disregard for the facts. Canoe club officers representing more than 13,000 members, most of them part Hawaiian, spoke in opposition to this administration initiative. The surfing community at Ala Wai also opposes this bill. Most of the men, women and children that surf at Ala Wai every day are loeal

people, not as described in the governor's press release. Many loeal people believe this bill is simply the governor's retirement plan, by whieh he and his cronies will make money on the backs of loeal surfers, eanoe paddlers and water people, a lifestyle land-lubbing Mr. Cayetano knows nothing about. The governor did not even let the body of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs get cold before he was stripping it of its rings and wallet. Clearly, this man is anti-Hawai-ian and his bills are simply the lame duck's way of making the Ala Wai a better plaee for Japanese tourists and his friends and financial supporters at the Prince Hotel. The aloha spirit is an exchange of the breath of life between friends and family. It is not an open invitation to exploitation. Sam Monet Honolulu