I lived on the island of Hawaii for years and around the western side of the southern tip, there's a large area of lava fields, with sparse development and larg

I lived on the island of Hawaii for years and around the western side of the southern tip, there's a large area of lava fields, with sparse development and larger land-holders, presumably speculating that hotels will eventually want to buy big tracts of coastal property. There are still a number of beautiful, mostly deserted beaches along that coast and great fishing spots, accessible only by boat or across rough ground-down lava tracts. Property owners would put up large iron gates blocking the paths every once in a while, and without fail, a few days later you'd drive down the path past the gate flung off to the side after someone brought down an Oxy-fuel setup and just cut it to pieces. It is well understood, ocean access is primary, no one will wait for court battles and fines to mount. Just cut it down and get to the ocean. Whether it's NJ towns that charge a fee to even be on the beach or states that allow exclusive ownership or allow owners to block public access, there's nothing by the people, for the people in any of it. It's a stain on our notion of a democratic-self. If a regulation exists that's clearly against the interest of 99+% of the people, then there's clearly something inherently wrong with the system that allows it. bonus - one of my favourites: http://goo.gl/maps/wqe8t http://goo.gl/maps/wqe8t