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MONDAY
June 10, 2019
Birkett named
Alaka‘i O Kaua‘i
permanent director
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After serving as interim
director at Alaka‘i O Kaua‘i
public charter school for
several months, Fred Birkett
is now offi-
cially taking
over the posi-
tion of school
director.
As director,
Birkett will
continue to
Birkett
serve as the
educational
leader, responsible for man-
aging and implementing pro-
grams and activities that
support the mission of Ala-
ka‘i O Kaua‘i as part of the
iLEAD Schools Network (In-
ternational Leadership En-
trepreneurial Development
Arts Design Thinking).
He will work collabora-
tively and establish strong
relationships with Alaka‘i O
Kaua‘i families and the local
community.
The charter school is fin-
ishing its first year, and is lo-
cated at Kahili Mountain
Park.
Birkett has 28 years of ex-
perience in education and
has an extensive charter
school background. He has
taught in elementary
schools and held a variety of
leadership roles as princi-
pal, was a university re-
cruiter and supervisor for
Harvard Graduate School of
Education, and Upward
Bound director at University
of California at Santa Bar-
bara. He is also an author
and has written two books.
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TRESPASSING BRIDE AND GROOM
Jessica Else
THE GARDEN ISLAND
HANALEI — Just as the
sun was rising on the first
day in June, a wedding plan-
ner allegedly held a private
and pretty ceremony at Ha-
nalei’s Black Pot Beach Park.
Guests filtered down Weke
Road and parked their rental
cars in the new county lot.
They had the picturesque
beach to themselves.
That’s because they were
trespassing.
Though the ceremony is
over and the cars all gone,
photos of the affair linger on
the Internet, sending out a
bat signal to others planning
ceremonies and triggering
anger among some resi-
CONTRIBUTED
dents.
Authorities are following
A wedding party takes place at Black Pot Beach Park earlier this month, while the beach was still closed for
up, not only on the alleged
reconstruction.
trespassing — the party and
guests entered through the signs are placed along the speakers aren’t allowed. ture. Haraguchi said.
closed Weke Road and onto roadway to make it clear Wedding parties also can’t Lyndsey Haraguchi-Na- “We have to stop working
the beach park to get to the that access is prohibited,” trespass on public, county kayama, who operates the in the fields and doing recov-
sand — but also because the said county spokeswoman or private property. multi-generational Hanalei ery on a daily basis, inter-
allegedly wedding wasn’t Sarah Blane. “I believe this reported in- Taro Farm with her family, rupted by trespassers.”
permitted or authorized. Those barriers were cident struck a chord with says she’s chasing trespass- Recently, she says, a wed-
Weke Road and Black Pot moved to allow for vehicles our community because ev- ing tourists out of her taro ding party of about 20 peo-
Beach Park have been to pass through. eryone is eager to return to fields daily. ple went by six “No
closed since the April 2018 To be legal, beach wed- this special place on our is- She also has problems Trespassing” signs to get
flood to allow for repairs and dings require a state permit land, so for those who have with people flying drones in into the middle of their taro
reconstruction of the area. secured by someone with in- been patiently following the the no-fly zone above their fields for wedding photos.
“Aside from multiple surance — usually the wed- rules and regulations it was property. Some of those signs were
press releases, news articles ding planner or officiant. seen as a sign of disrespect,” “We’re still salvaging arti- posted by the U.S. Fish and
and community meetings to You can’t have more than 30 Blane said. facts from the rice mill and Wildlife Service, as the farm
publicly announce the ongo- people at a beach ceremony, It’s not the only place replanting taro that got de- is home and nesting area to
ing closure of this area, large consume alcohol, or have where people are trespass- stroyed by the flood. I have
barricades and multiple chairs or an archway. Loud- ing to get that perfect pic- two buildings collapsing,” SEE TRESPASSING, A5
Man questions Black Pot Beach Park delay
Ryan Collins
THE GARDEN ISLAND
HANALEI — A Kapaa man is ques-
tioning the county’s actions in the de-
layed reopening of Black Pot Beach
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emails, Michael McGinnis has asked
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or not the beach park can be re-
opened immidiately.
Following is an email McGinnis
wrote to Kawakami on June 6:
Dear Mr. Mayor:
You were elected in promises of
change.
Why is the County unable to get
Black Pot open to the public. Another
month long delay for water meters and
fencing?
Hanalei businesses are devastated
RYAN COLLINS / THE GARDEN ISLAND
by fallout from last year’s flood, and
now from the work on the road above
Black Pot Beach Park on Hanalei Bay is expected to open some time before the end of this month, ac-
the bridge.
cording to the County of Kauai.
Visitors have very limited options
for activities in Hanalei. Locals have
been denied the use of this beach park County Public Information Officer pected and impromptu — are has little control over?’ You make the
for far too long. Alden Alayvilla responded to McGin- inevitable aspects that the county has County sound like a victim with no re-
If you really are the agent of change nis’s email the same day: little control over. course. The County has control over
you promised, take some executive ac- Mahalo for your email. Our admin- Additionally, we continue to work projects that it oversees and pays for.
tion and think outside the box. Get istration heavily sympathizes with the with the Kauai Water Department to A delay in materials may slow down
workers to finish what they need to plight of the business community on ensure that both local families and vis- efforts to install fencing, but should
and open the beach park. Can’t fenc- the North Shore, as visitors are the itors enjoy the park at its most opti- that really hold up the opening of the
ing be done once the park is open? bread and butter of our island’s econ- mum levels. park for a month? Here’s an idea: in-
Water meters cannot take a month to omy. We very much thank you for your stall temporary fencing until the new
install. Delays with materials for fencing is patience. fencing arrives, then block off the
Please help businesses in Hanalei with our contractor. These types of de- McGinnnis replied:
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