Hawaii News Now: Polo Beach in Mokuleia has long been known as a "clothing optional" beach, a fact that angers area homeowners.
Denise Kuehu and other residents say the nudity has gotten out of hand, and that public decency laws should be enforced to keep beachgoers clothed.
"It's been going on for so long that we're basically getting tired that we don't have anybody from the government or the state helping us out on this," she said.
But Polo Beach regulars like RoAnne Gatt say they're not bothering anyone, and they want to officially designate the beach as a nude sunbathing site.
"If there are families who do walk past, we do put on something to hide our genitals," she said. "We are respectful of families who do stroll across the beach."
Richard Spacer, of the Naturist Action Committee, is behind the push to make Polo Beach clothing optional.
He argues that "de facto usage" over the decades has effectively labeled the beach as a nudist one. He also pointed to a 2000 Supreme Court ruling, "which has effectively made non-lewd nudity legal."
2 comments:
Why is it the people who want to be nudists are the people no one wants to see nude?
You noticed.
If you've ever been to Oahu, you know why this is a bone of contention - there are almost no beaches on Oahu, it's mostly lava rock, especially the North Shore.
Then again, the property owners ought to have some rights, but HI has been a Lefty paradise for a long time.
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