State Finally Gets It Right With Much Higher Fees At Public Harbors
When it comes to public property in the islands, there are plenty of unmet maintenance needs. Our public schools and the University of Hawaii come to mind.
Now the state is taking an important step to actually address another major backlog in public facility maintenance, this one at its 16 small boat harbors.
First it will have to resist the plaintive protests of boat owners who are about to see a big increase in the cost of mooring their boats in those harbors — and in some cases living there.
It’s unfortunate that some of these boaters may not be able to afford to stay in their harbor slips once fees increase dramatically Nov. 1, and we don’t really blame them for squawking.
Read more: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/10/state-finally-gets-it-right-with-much-higher-fees-at-public-harbors/