Paradise Ranch Rationalization

SUBHEAD: It would seem lessee Bruce Laymon is the perfect stooge for owner plans for high end development at a later date.By Leo Azambuja on 14 February 2011 for The Garden Island - (http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/article_acd6849e-38c6-11e0-84a9-001cc4c002e0.html)[Editor's note: This whole dance of the absurd is not about Bruce Laymon's shyness regards nudity or need for cow pastures -

Not Saved from Paradise Ranch

SUBHEAD: As often happens, just when you think you have secured access to a public resource, somebody thinks of another way to screw it up.By Hope Kallie on 19 January 2011 for Free Larson's Beach -(http://freelarsensbeach.com/2011/01/21/new-fenceposts-in-lepeuli-alaloa/) Image above: Fence posts installed on alaloa (traditional Hawaiian lateral bech access right of way). From original artical.We

More bikes mean less cars

SUBHEAD: London's bike superhighways bring out 70% increase in cycling.By Brian Merchant on 14 January 2011 for TreeHugger - (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/01/london-bike-superhighways-70-increase-cycling.php)Image above: Example of new cycling right of way in London. From (http://www.rudi.net/node/22176).In other words, London's bike superhighways are incredibly successful, as the

Kauai Bus Service Expansion

SUBHEAD: Mayor Carvalho's proposal to expand Kauai Bus coming up for public hearing this Wednesday, January 12.Image above: Bus stop at the Kalaeo Community Center. One of the finest stops on the island. Photo by Juan Wilson.By Joann Yukimura on 11 January 2011 as press release - This coming Wednesday is a concrete opportunity to help make the vision come true. Mayor Carvalho has proposed an

Saved from Paradise Ranch

SOURCE: Hope Kallai (lokahipath2@live.com)SUBHEAD: Paradise Ranch surrenders their permit to fence off access to Lepeuli (Larson's) Beach.Image above: Lepeuli Beach looking northwest. From (http://pixels4paradise.com/free-wallpapers/free-wallpapers-2/).A PDF file of a letter dated yesterday from the lawyers representing the ranch, and mailed to the chairman of the DLNR, is being circulated. The

Hapa Trail is State Owned

SUBHEAD: It is a good time to let the DLNR revisit this issue, after Lingle's laura Theilen is gone and under Abocrombie's new chairperson pick, William Aila.By Paul Curtis on 11 December 2010 for Garden Island News - (http://thegardenisland.com/news/local/article_380d2a08-05bf-11e0-a69f-001cc4c002e0.html)Image above: Teddy Blake explains some of the historical aspects of Hapa Trail. Photo by