Anyone bring their own SUP

[jimmymc]

I did just check Aulani's website, and they ask you don't bring personal SUPs to the lagoon. They can't really enforce it, but I think they don't want the lagoon overrun at busy times.

https://www.disneyaulani.com/activities/aulani-beach/

 

[kyton]

Whilst the beaches are "sort of" public, they are "managed" by Ko Olina Community Association - they have security type guards who roam the lagoons curtailing any behaviour they deem against their rules. We've seen them pull extremely large flotation items from both lagoons fronting the Beach Villas and Marriott.

From their website (Lagoons – Ko Olina) "Ko Olina is privately owned with public pedestrian traffic permitted to and from the lagoon beaches.".

 

[corgi_monster]

"Public" in terms of land use and beaches refers to "public access". A Hawaii Supreme Court ruling in the 80's ruled that every person must be allowed reasonable access to the shoreline ( legally defined as the land between the vegetation line and water). Hawaiians use the ocean for various rituals and it plays a large role in their belief system.

In order to develop the resort, Ko Olina entered an agreement with the city that guarantees the public will have reasonable access to the lagoons. Ko Olina, however, manages, operates, and maintains the lagoons at their own expense, and that is how they are allowed to ban SUP in the lagoons.

For what it's worth, all beaches in Hawaii have rules. For example, dogs and bonfires are not allowed on some beaches. Public does not mean free-for-all.

 

[cgattis]

Still seems unreasonable to not allow someone to beach so they can remove the item, particularly if there is a child aboard. I think I’d write a letter to Ko Olina so they can examine that policy; seems unnecessarily dangerous.