Umbhikisho wangoMgqibelo omelene nezivakashi e-Hawaii ubushaqise izivakashi ezisuka e-Waikiki ezithathe uhambo oluhle oluya e-Northshore of Oahu ukuze zihlangane nezimfudu bese zizihlalela kumamayela amaningi obhishi olunesihlabathi esimhlophe e-Northshore. Ezinye izakhamuzi eziseNyakatho ye-Oahu zifuna le ngxenye enhle yeziqhingi kubantu bendawo kuqala.
NgoMgqibelo iqeqebana lababhikishi “bendawo” bavimbe izimoto eziqashwayo ezinezivakashi eLaniakea Beach ukuthi zipake.
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.
I-Hawaii Tourism ibilokhu ikhula minyaka yonke amashumi eminyaka, kodwa imali yonke yezokuvakasha izinzile. Umphumela uba izivakashi eziningi, ezaziwa nangokuthi “i-overtourism.” I-eTN ibike yabika ngama-Overtourms eHawaii. Chofoza lapha ukuze ufunde isifinyezo sakamuva se-eTN.
“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.
“Akusikhona ukuvimbela abantu abahambela olwandle ukuthi beze lapha, akukhona ukuthethisa izivakashi ezingamakhasimende ethu, kodwa kumayelana nokwenza uMbuso wakhe imigwaqo emikhulu, izindawo zokupaka, futhi ulawule ukufinyelela ukuze siqiniseke ukuthi izimfudu zisazobeka ukumamatheka kwethu futhi ubuso bezivakashi zethu ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. Ngingathanda ukubona ibhasi eligijimayo ligijima ufudu noma umzila wesitimela waseHawaii uhlinzeka ngamabhishi.”
Esinye isakhamuzi sithe: “Izimpawu zithumele imiyalezo engalungile!!! Angizange ngibambe sibonakaliso ngaleso sizathu! Yebo bekukuhle ukubona izimoto zihamba futhi yebo sizitholile izindaba zokuzoxoxa nathi! Iqiniso liwukuthi akuwona amaphutha ezivakashi kodwa idolobha lase-darn nesifunda futhi abamele bethu abawenzi umsebenzi wabo !!!”
“Ngithi sihambe sonke ngesonto elizayo singavimbeli indawo kodwa cela abantu bavolontiye babekhona ukuze bacebise abavakashi ukuthi uma bewela ndawonye babacele ukuthi bawele noma yikuphi ekupheleni kwenkatho ngeqembu basho njalo. Imizuzu emi-5 esikhundleni sokuhlala yonke indawo ngaso sonke isikhathi!
Isivakashi satshela isiteshi sezindaba sendawo: “Ngacasuka kancane. Yebo, ngizwe sengathi kuphambene nathi esizama ukujabulela isiqhingi nakho konke esikunikezayo. ”
Esinye isivakashi sathi: “Ngavele ngacabanga ukuthi sinikela kakhulu kubo, emalini yabo nokuthi bangakujabulela kakhulu ukusibona.”
Esinye isakhamuzi saseNorthshore sibuze lokhu kuFacebook: “Imicabango? Ngifihle i-HNN ixoxa nombhangqwana wezivakashi futhi ngakuthola kuthakazelisa ukukubona. Kubonakala sengathi izivakashi eziningi zizizwa zinelungelo ngoba zikhokha imali “enhle” ukuze zifike lapha, njll. futhi zingenza noma yini eziyifunayo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubani ucabangani noma unendaba nani. Ngizibonele mathupha lesi simo sengqondo kakhulu mathupha ngokuvakasha nabangane kanye nabantu abeza ukuzovakasha…abasiqondi noma abasiqondi. Akubona bonke kodwa abaningi futhi kuyadumaza ngempela. Nokungahloniphi emazingeni amaningi….kodwa ababoni kanjalo. Into ekhohlisayo futhi uyazibuza ukuthi iHawaii izoyilungisa kanjani le ndaba yezokuvakasha enginomuzwa wokuthi iwumongo wale nkinga. Abantu abayizigidi eziyisi-8 abeza e-Oahu ngonyaka futhi bekhula…imfundo ibalulekile ukuze ngikhulume nalaba bantu ngombono wami.”
