According to the plaintiffs in the court filing Kona Mike’s Surf Adventures LLC, Surf Lessons Hawai’i LLC (doing business as Hawai’i Lifeguard Surf Instructors), Kona Adventure Division Inc. and Tifani Stegehuis if the court doesn’t intervene, it will result in loss of business, and livelihoods, and likely shuttering of their schools.
The state Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation plans to introduce legislation again in 2024 to try and address the issue of fairness when issuing permits for surf instruction companies to operate at the popular Kahaluʻu Bay surf spot on Hawaiʻi Island. This comes after a recent lottery, in which with three out of the four companies selected are owned by the same person.
One of the last free parking lots in Waikiki might be reduced or gone completely. At the Ala Wai Small Boat harbor, the Division Of Boating And Ocean Recreation is