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I am writing after just driving down North Kihei Road and am wondering who is responsible for the stewardship of the land along Sugar Beach.
For the past 36 years I have driven on this road and have witnessed some abuse to the area, but today I am almost speechless.
This land, which I assume is part of the property obtained from A&B by Mahi Pono, has become a homeless camp and a dump.
Sugar Beach is one of the gems of Maui island and to see it being abused as it is now, should embarrass the entities responsible for this 'aina. Bags of trash, various and sundry auto parts, anything which you can find at the dump, is strewn along this stretch and piled in mounds.
The turtle fence, installed several years ago, is broken down in numerous places primarily by the homeless people who camp along this stretch of the beach.
If you walk the beach, depending on the wind and how close you are to the underbrush, the smell of urine and human waste wafts in the air.
Does the county bear some responsibility here? I would think so, but I honestly don't know.
One thing for certain, this situation is not going to resolve itself on its own. Before it gets any worse, those responsible for this area need to take some positive, corrective action.
And please, a study does not qualify as such nor do volunteers occasionally picking trash up on weekends meet the criteria.
George McDowell
Kihei