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Let's Surf Coalition
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Preserving
and enhancing public access to, and usage of, the beaches and near
shore waters.
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November 28, 2011
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 Special Note to Readers: This website has not been updated for a long, long time because the rules process has languished and the Let's Surf Coalition Directors have been busy advocating for the North Shore on other important causes. Newer issues affecting beach access and ocean etiquette are on the rise and there is a renewed need for Let's Surf Coalition, so please check back in the coming weeks for more news and updates. (11/28/11) |
This is excellent news because the public hearing on November 16, 2011 and current draft rules were not announced except for one legal notification published a month earlier. The existing rules were created in 1991 and there have been several draft rule revisions considered over the past decade, all of which created more problems than they solved. The process has been very long and frustrating for everyone involved, but the end may be near. Section 19-4-10, North Shore Calendar Conflict Resolution, is the portion of the rules that most needs review and improvement. Please feel free to submit comments and suggestions on any of the draft rules to Let's Surf Coalition here. Thanks go out to Parks Director Gary Cabato for seeking additional input on the draft rules. The date, time and location of the hearing will be posted here as soon as the details are confirmed. |
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Let's Surf
www.LetsSurfCoalition.org
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Supporters can order
Let's Surf Stickers for free by sending a self-addressed, stamped
envelop to Let's Surf Coalition, Box 27, Haleiwa, HI,
96712.
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Our Mission
Oahu’s beaches and near shore waters are precious resources that belong to the public. Pressure to reserve beaches and near shore waters for exclusive activities is growing simultaneously with the public’s need for more recreational space. While a limited number of exclusive events and commercial activities may benefit the community, too many of these activities place an undue burden on the community. Let’s Surf Coalition will work to ensure fair laws relating to access and usage of the beaches and near shore waters are established and followed. This non-profit organization shall serve as an advocate for the public and it will monitor compliance of the laws of the City and County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii. In such cases where the City or State do not abide by their own laws, rules or regulations pertaining to access and usage of the beaches and near shore waters, Let’s Surf Coalition will focus media attention on the improper behavior and mount legal challenges, if necessary, to correct the wrong. Let’s Surf Coalition exists to preserve and enhance public access to, and usage of, the beaches and near shore waters. How Can Surf Contests Be A Burden? December 2001 and January 2002 saw 40 days in a row reserved for three consecutive events at Pipeline. The Pipeline Masters' 10-day holding period was followed by the Backdoor Shootout's 20-day holding period and the World Bodyboard Championship's 10-day holding period. Each of these contests were allowed to choose the best days in their respective holding periods to run their events. As anyone who surfs can attest, the surf is not perfect everyday, even on the North Shore of Oahu. The reason for a holding period is to allow a contest to be held under the best of conditions. Often, the surf is too big, too small or destroyed by adverse winds. The contests get the pick of the litter and the public is allowed to surf whenever the conditions are not good enough to hold a contest. The City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation revised the rules and regulations governing shore water events in 1991. It is against these rules to conduct back-to-back events at one beach. There were many other rules broken in the winter of 2001-2002. For more detailed information, go to Recent Problems. |
If you have any thoughts you would like to share, we would like you to share it with us at: info@letssurfcoalition.org