> The core land use conflict is: do only a tiny number of benighted souls get to the use the land, or does the land belong to all? I was with you up until this

> The core land use conflict is: do only a tiny number of benighted souls get to the use the land, or does the land belong to all? I was with you up until this comment. It seems perfectly reasonable to me for a locality to prioritize their land use for their permanent residents over tourists. That is, at least regarding this topic, what you describe as "only a tiny number of benighted souls" are actually the souls that live in Hawaii vs. just those that want to visit.