> Today's Maui News Online has a front page article regarding the
> restrictions to be placed on sindsurfing, surfing, kayaking, dive, and
> etc. schools, limiting the number of students and instructors each
> school can have working at one time. See
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/520011.html?nav=10 > While I believe that this makes some sense at small, limited access
> parks, or fragile areas, it makes no sense at Kanaha. For instance, I
> used to take my kids surfing at Cove Park in Kihei when they were
> little, and I would have to stand between them and lots and lots of
> tourist lessons, to intercept oncoming "surfers" before they ran my
> little ones down. Also, for many years I used to go to Ahihi-Kinau
> before sunrise when jet lag had me awake in the wee hours, and enjoyed
> the soliturde until one year I was surprised to find it packed with
> kayaks strewn all oveer the parking area, vans and people. I don't
> believe that kind of traffic, and the way it was run, was apppropriate
> for either area.
> However, Kanaha is a huge park. The early morning windsurfing is
> restricted to beginner lessons, and takes up one end of a very long
> beach, with ample parking and access, and does not have a negative
> impact on anyone. After 11:00, when the wind picks up, advanced
> lessons start. These are mostly taken by visitors unused to the
> strong conditions that Maui offers, and who need instruction to safely
> increase their skills. They expect and depend on these lessons for
> their enjoyment and safety. The lessons are a small fraction of the
> overall windsurfing population at the park on a good day, and limiting
> the number of students and instructors will not serve any practical
> purpose.
> Yes, there can be situations where the amount of commercial use needs
> to be limited, but there is no one-size-fits-all-parks solution.
> Imposing a "solution" where there is no problem, as at Kanaha, will
> create a problem.
> Please send a letter today to support the windsurfing schools.
> Here are contacts from a previous Windsurfing Mag article:
> county.coun
...@co.maui.hi.us
> charmaine.tava
...@co.maui.hi.us
> mayors.off
...@co.maui.hi.us
> parks.d
...@co.maui.hi.us
> I will check for other addresses. By the way, I am in no way
> affiliated with any windsurfing school or Maui business, I'm just one
> of those windsurfing tourists who once found himself about a mile
> downwind of launch and realized it was time for lessons.
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