Sunflowers...

when we got back home from the mainland last week, we were surprised to 

see a field of sunflowers in downtown Haleiwa.

Everyday I've wanted to stop but it's either been too crowded or

the sun has been too bright or I just didn't have my camera.

This morning I got up early and drove over there before the crowds got crazy.

Every day I've gone by there, it's been full of people in the field photographing them

and even picking them.

Well today I pulled across the street to try and get a shot of the whole field

and its location to town.  There were a couple of cars and I noticed that there

was a guy putting up signs, they said "No Tresspassing"

So I drove over and took a couple more shots and that was it.  I stopped

to ask the guy if this was his new job...to keep people out.

So he started telling me that yesterday a kid fell over the cement guard rail

and almost broke his neck.  Since the property is AG land and owned by 

Kamehameha, they are going to try to keep people out so that

they aren't sued (more about that later**).

As he and I were talking and he showed me all the trash that he'd picked 

up a lady (not a tourist) came up and he told her that it was private property and she'd have to leave.

she said "just one photo" he told her she had 1 second to take it.  She proceeded

to walk across the barrier, grass and into the field.  He's yelling at her to stop and

she wouldn't.

I left, but could see from across the street.  He took a picture of her license plate and she

continued to yell at him.

downtown Haleiwa, looking towards Cafe Haleiwa, WCA and Post Office

from across the street, Kaena Pt. in the left

the concrete barrier the little boy fell over and "No Tresspassing" signs

posted.

** Kam Schools is being sued because a few months ago up at Aoki's Shave Ice a lady had her purse

grabbed/stolen.  Instead of letting go of the purse, she held on and fell and broke her jaw...now suing Kam Schools because they're the property owners.  They did catch the thief and she got her purse back.

Another situation of "deep pockets".

but before the sunflowers are gone, there have been some beautiful photos taken.

A friend of ours posted this one (sorry it's not clear, that's my program)...

we've had some glorious sunsets. Those colors and the colors of the flowers

made for a beautiful picture.

Thanks Tailee!

(Tailee Dean Schrock photo)

Our beloved North Shore is changing...and not for the best.

So many people coming here to "get their piece of paradise" and

not really knowing anything about the culture, or careing to get to know

anything about it.  Trying to make this the mainland and it's not.

Trying to shut down long time family businesses because maybe they

don't look like "mainland" stores or not working on a solution to the 

horrible traffic problem up at Lanis...fixing this would benefit so many 

residents of the North Shore.

Where has all the Aloha gone?