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Normality prevails as it has for 70+ years.  Since the beach reopened in March 2021, after the 9 week illegal closure, DLNR police have issued 30 Nudity citations (to our knowledge).  Currently, police visits are not expected on weekdays but occur regularly at 4PM +/-15 min on Saturday and Sunday.  Police come to close the beach and lock the gate.  Recent surprise police visits were New Years Day, 3:15PM one Sunday, and 9:30AM one Friday.  A raid is likely sometime Memorial W.E.

Since the beginning of 2022, DLNR police have also been issuing Closed Area citations after 4PM on weekends.  Plan to leave the beach before 4PM on weekends.  On weekdays the beach is currently closed at 7PM, but with no enforcement.

The weekend early 4PM closure is illegal (as is the gate) because the Park management’s only justification is administrative convenience.  In addition to depriving the public of their right to access, they are pushing the public from a relatively safe beach to Big Beach, the most dangerous Hawaiian beach for spinal injuries.  This is at a time when the Big Beach lifeguards are packing up their gear for a prompt 4:30PM departure.  This can happen because other government agencies with the power to stop it treat the DLNR as above the law

Who is to Blame?

Not the DLNR police (aka DOCARE) - they have far more important work and are only obeying orders originating with the DLNR Park Management.  For 33 years the Park Management had exercised their power not to harass or cite naturists at little beach, then in 2021 they pivoted from Covid to Nudity as their primary focus with no solid reasoning - and no regard for the thousands of Naturists who love and revere Little Beach.

Many people wish to protest, which you are welcome to do, but don’t expect consideration.  DLNR employees have the attitude of rulers, not public servants.

• Josh Green - Governor - governor.green@hawaii.gov
  
• Dawn Chang - DLNR Chair (appointed, unconfirmed) - dlnr@hawaii.gov
• Curt Cottrell - Hawaii State Park Administrator - curt.a.cottrell@hawaii.gov
• Larry Pacheco - Maui State Park Superintendent - larry.j.pacheco@hawaii.gov

Friends of Little Beach launches its Facebook Page

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