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A rather remarkable achievement if you think about! It has been over
six years since the handicapped toilet burned. Apparently they are in short
supply and this one had to be carefully handcrafted to meet the very stringent
requirements of the ADA. Well, all right maybe it is just incompetence
at the local level. You decide.
Some tips on the toilet facilities of Makena State Park. They are usually cleaned on the mornings of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Loading of course is greatest on the weekends. If you want paper best bring your own by Saturday particularly at the Big Beach One entrance which gets the heaviest usage.
There are no handicapped toilet facilities in the park. The last handicapped toilet was burned with the others in April of 2001.
Shown above is the facility at Big Beach Three entrance.
Above are the facilities at Big Beach Two entrance.
The four toilets at Big Beach One entrance. One feature of the Jaws lunch wagon concession documents was their responsibility for keeping the toilets clean in the park and keeping the paper filled. Indeed there is more attention given toilet maintenance than the food requirements of the concession.
If you do not yell and scream when your toilet is tipped over with you inside you effectively take all the fun out of it for the instigator and his/her friends.
Some portables have a view of the ocean. While others offer a view of
the individual next door. This problem may have been resolved by increased
spacing between units and with the duct tape over the hole as seen below.
I have noticed that the duct tape does not stay in place long! Interestingly
a voyeur was caught some months ago. Since the complainant choose not to
file a complaint he was not charged or held. He is an up country man and
is just one of many that enjoy their own version of moon watching.
The last handicapped toilet was burned with the regular portables before April 22, 2001. The photograph shows the replacements for the standard portables. To my knowledge no effort has been made to replace the handicapped equipped unit.
A list of people you may wish to contact about the conditions at Makena State Park. List includes the governor and other state officials. Stewards of Makena
Friends of Makena State Park was formally formed in 2003 to assist the Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources in the stewardship of Makena State Park.
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Membership is open to anyone interested in the stewardship of the unique natural resource that constitutes Makena State Park situated on the island of Maui in the Hawai 'i Islands. The world famous nude beach known as Little Beach is contiguous to Makena State Park.
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