The Hawaiʻi State Parks Division says a new management model at Hāʻena State Park on Kauaʻi is an example of what's gone right in recent years — thanks to the efforts of community group Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana. That was validated in a recent conversation with Kauaʻi resident John Wehrheim.
The Conversation last talked to Wehrheim about his film and book "Taylor Camp," which documented a page in the history of the area before it became a state park. He just wrote an article about the new management model at Hāʻena. He is also the force behind a photography exhibit about Taylor Camp, which was condemned to create a public park.
This interview aired on The Conversation on July 20, 2022. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.