We’ll Build Our Own Darn Roads
The New Economic Realities Will Change Our Relationship to Government—Maybe For the Better
The sun-washed Polihale State Beach Park in Kauai seems an unlikely place to see the changing face of governance, but there we catch a glimpse of the new relationship forming between governments and citizens–one that is more participatory and inclusive.
While Polihale is formally a Hawaiian state park, its main feature is a 12-mile strip of beach, which sits just below the Na Pali cliffs in the southwestern portion of the island. Its remoteness and terrific surfing waves have made it a popular tourist spot.
When a tropical storm blew through the …