Proposal for State Purchase of 1.6-Acre Waiehu Beach Park Advances in the Senate
In an effort to keep the 1.6- acre Waiehu Beach Park on Maui in public hands, the Senate Committee on Business and Economic Development voted in support of Senate Bill 3110, which appropriates $750,000 to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources to purchase the park from Wailuku Agribusiness. The bill’s author, Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, praised the committee for taking an important step towards preserving public access to Waiehu Beach Park for generations to come.