Manifestasyon samdi a kont touris nan Hawaii te yon chòk pou vizitè ki soti nan Waikiki ki te pran yon vwayaj panoramique nan Northshore nan Oahu al rankontre tòti ak pann nan plizyè mil yo nan plaj sab blan Northshore. Gen kèk rezidan nan Northshore nan Oahu vle bèl pati sa a nan zile yo pou moun nan lokalite an premye.
Samdi, yon gwoup manifestan "lokal" te anpeche machin lokasyon ak touris sou Laniakea Beach pakin.
Around 50 local protesters showed up to Laniakea Beach with signs and not very much Aloha on Saturday to speak out against tourist traffic. The protester’s cars completely blocked off a popular road shoulder so no one else could park on the Mauka side of Kamehameha Highway near Laniakea Beach. This happened several years ago when concrete barriers were put up on Kamehameha Hwy to eliminate parking spots for beachgoers. A court rules in favor of tourism at that time.
Tourism is the largest business in the US State of Hawaii and watching the turtles adds to the magical experience of Aloha. This Aloha is gone when it comes to some residents on the Northshore. The problem is traffic. Tourism is also big business on Oahu’s Northshore. Some say the Northshore Chamber of Commerce is the only Chamber of Commerce in the World wanting to prevent business.
Hawaii Touris ap grandi chak ane pou dè dekad, men revni touris an jeneral te estab. Rezilta a se plis touris, ke yo rele tou "overtourism". eTN te rapòte sou Overtourims nan Hawaii. Klike la a pou li dènye rezime eTN la.
“Traffic is a big problem on the Northshore. I lived here for almost 30 years and traveling the 7 miles from my house in Pupukea to Haleiwa town used to take maximum 10 minutes. Now, most of the time you can be in your car for 45 minutes or more. To blame the tourists for this is offensive to me as a resident.”, said Juergen Steinmetz, publisher of eTurboNews, a Northshore resident.
“Tourism is everyone’s business, and everyone directly or indirectly in our State relies on tourism income. The problem is management, road condition or a smart solution to allow our visitors to experience the Aloha Spirit and enjoy our stunning nature. There is plenty to share.
“Se pa pou anpeche moun k ap vizite plaj yo vini isit la, se pa pou rele sou touris ki se kliyan nou yo, se pou fè Eta a bati otowout, kote pakin, ak kontwole aksè pou asire tòti yo ap toujou souri sou figi nou ak souri. figi vizitè nou yo pou jenerasyon k ap vini yo. Mwen ta renmen wè yon otobis navèt k ap fè yon kouri tòti oswa yon liy tren Awayi k ap fè sèvis sou plaj yo.”
Yon lòt rezidan te di: "Siy yo voye mesaj yo move!!! Mwen pa t kenbe yon siy pou rezon sa a! Wi li te bon pou w wè trafik k ap deplase e wi nou te resevwa nouvèl la vin fè entèvyou ak nou! Reyalite a se ke se pa fòt touris yo se vil la reprize ak konte ak reprezantan nou yo pa fè travay yo !!!"
"Mwen di nou tout ale semèn pwochèn epi nou pa bloke lot la, men fè moun yo volontè yo dwe nan lotèl la pou konseye touris yo ke si yo ta ka travèse ansanm epi mande yo tanpri travèse nan chak pwent lot la nan yon gwoup di chak. 5 minit olye pou yo tout kote a tout tan!”
Yon touris te di yon estasyon nouvèl lokal: "Mwen te yon ti kras ofanse. Wi, mwen te santi tankou se te kont nou k ap eseye jwi zile a ak tout sa li gen pou l ofri.”
Yon lòt touris te di: "Mwen jis te panse ke nou kontribye pou yo anpil, nan revni yo e ke yo ta pi kontan wè nou."
Yon lòt rezidan Northshore te mande sa sou Facebook: "Pase? Mwen te fè lonbraj HNN t ap fè entèvyou ak kèk koup touris e mwen te jwenn li enteresan pou m obsève. Sanble anpil touris santi yo gen dwa paske yo peye "bon" lajan pou rive isit la, elatriye epi yo ka fè tou sa yo vle kèlkeswa sa nenpòt moun panse oswa sousye. Mwen te wè premye men atitid sa a anpil pèsonèlman ak vwayaj ak zanmi ak moun ki vin vizite ... yo jis pa jwenn li oswa konprann. Se pa tout men anpil e li vrèman dekourajan. Ak derespektan sou plizyè nivo….men yo pa wè li konsa. Tankou yon bagay difisil ak mande ki jan Hawaii pral adrese sa a sou pwoblèm touris ki mwen santi mwen se nwayo a nan pwoblèm sa a. 8 milyon moun k ap vini nan Oahu yon ane epi k ap grandi... edikasyon enpòtan anpil pou jwenn moun sa yo dapre mwen."
