Uqhanqalazo lwangoMgqibelo oluchasene nabakhenkethi eHawaii lwalothusa iindwendwe ezivela eWaikiki ezithathe uhambo oluhle ukuya eNorthshore yase-Oahu ukudibana nofudo kunye nokuxhoma kwiimayile ezininzi zolwandle olunesanti emhlophe eNorthshore. Abanye abahlali baseNorthshore yase-Oahu bafuna le nxalenye intle yeziqithi kubemi basekhaya kuqala.
NgoMgqibelo iqela labaqhankqalazi “basekhaya” bathintele iimoto ezirentwayo ezinabakhenkethi eLaniakea Beach ekumiseni.
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.
UKhenketho lwaseHawaii lukhula minyaka le amashumi eminyaka, kodwa ingeniso yokhenketho iyonke izinzile. Umphumo uba ngabakhenkethi abaninzi, abakwabizwa ngokuba “yi-overtourism.” I-eTN yayinike ingxelo malunga neeOvertourms eHawaii. Cofa apha ukuze ufunde isishwankathelo samva nje 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.
“Ayikuko ukuthintela abantu abahamba elwandle ukuba beze apha, ayikokukhwaza abakhenkethi abangabathengi bethu, imalunga nokufumana uRhulumente ukuba akhe oohola bendlela, iindawo zokupaka, nokulawula ukufikelela ukuze siqinisekise ukuba ufudo luseza kubeka uncumo ebusweni bethu kwaye ubuso beendwendwe zethu kwizizukulwana ezizayo. Ndingathanda ukubona ibhasi ehamba ngofudo okanye uloliwe waseHawaii osebenza elunxwemeni.”
Omnye umhlali uthe: “Imiqondiso ithumele imiyalezo engeyiyo !!! Andizange ndibambe mqondiso ngenxa yeso sizathu! Ewe bekumnandi ukubona itrafikhi ihamba kwaye ewe sizifumene iindaba zokuza kudliwano-ndlebe nathi! Inyani yeyokuba ayizizo iimpazamo zabakhenkethi sisixeko saseDarn kunye nesithili kwaye abameli bethu abawenzi umsebenzi wabo !!!
“Ndithi sihambe sonke kwiveki ezayo singavali indawo kodwa sifune abantu bavolontiye ukuba babe kwiqashiso ukuze bacebise abakhenkethi ukuba xa banokuwela kunye babacele ukuba bawele nakweyiphina isiphelo seqashiso kwiqela bathi rhoqo. Imizuzu emi-5 endaweni yendawo yonke ngamaxesha onke!
Umkhenkethi waxelela isikhululo seendaba sasekuhlaleni oku: “Ndandicaphuka. Ewe, bendiziva ngathi ichasene nathi sizama ukonwabela esi siqithi nayo yonke into esinayo. ”
Omnye umkhenkethi wathi: “Ndicinge nje ukuba sinegalelo elikhulu kubo, kwingeniso yabo nokuba bangakuvuyela ngakumbi ukusibona.”
Omnye umhlali waseNorthshore ubuze oku kuFacebook: “Iingcamango? Ndenze udliwano-ndlebe no-HNN nesinye isibini sabakhenkethi kwaye ndakufumanisa kunomdla ukusibona. Kubonakala ngathi abakhenkethi abaninzi baziva benelungelo ngenxa yokuba bahlawula imali "elungileyo" yokufika apha, njl. Ndikhe ndazibonela ngokwam esi simo sengqondo kakhulu ngokobuqu kubakhenkethi nabahlobo kunye nabantu abeza kutyelela…abasifumani okanye abasiqondi. Ayingabo bonke kodwa abaninzi kwaye iyadimaza ngokwenene. Kwaye abahloniphi kumanqanaba amaninzi….kodwa abayiboni ngolo hlobo. Into ekhohlisayo kwaye uyazibuza ukuba iHawaii iya kuyilungisa njani le ngxaki yokhenketho endivakalelwa kukuba ingundoqo kule ngxaki. I-8 yezigidi zabantu beza e-Oahu ngonyaka kwaye bekhula ... imfundo ibalulekile ekuphumeni kwaba bantu ngombono wam.
