The Doris Duke swim basin near Cromwell’s beach is a historic Diamond Head landmark where we have all shared many great memories. From hanging out on the beach, to swimming in the clear, sandy basin amongst honu, Cromwell’s swim basin is now in extreme danger of being demolished forever.
The Doris Duke Foundation plans to spend 2.4 million dollars to dismantle the breakwater, scattering the boulders from the current rock structure into the sandy swim basin below in an attempt to prevent people from jumping from the fence. There have been reasonable proposed solutions by neighborhood boards in order to prevent jumping without destroying Cromwell’s, such as modifying the current fence, or beveling the standing ledge of the inland sea wall, but these proposals have been ignored by the Estate.
By destroying the breakwater, Doris Duke Foundation will not only forever destroy a nostalgic historical landmark unique to Hawaii that has been around since 1937, but also ruin the natural habitat of numerous native and endangered Hawaiian species.
Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources voted to oppose dismantling the breakwater, but is now holding a re-vote on May 25th in hopes of overturning that decision, which will destroy such a beautiful and sacred place.
It’s now up to the community to come together and stand up for our land. Once the breakwater is destroyed there is no coming back. If you do not want to see this happen please sign and share below.
#savecromwells
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Reached 1,000 supporters
May 24, 2018
May 23, 2018
I honestly cannot believe how fast this is moving and seeing everyone talk about their memories of swimming there makes me feel like we might actually have a shot at saving this place. It feels like the tide is turning because so many people are finally seeing how pointless it is to wreck a historical landmark just to handle a fence issue. My head is spinning a bit but seeing this much energy behind us is honestly the best thing that could happen right now.
Reached 100 supporters
May 22, 2018
May 21, 2018
We are crawling toward that first hundred mark and honestly if everyone here just sends the link to a couple friends who actually care about the harbor we could hit it by tonight which would show the board we mean business. It is just so infuriating to think about the honu losing their home because of some silly fence issues they could fix in an afternoon if they bothered to talk to us.
370 Comments
Save the Cromwells. So many local have story and memories on crom. Definitely wanted to let young generation to experience and we will share knowledge and safety to kids, everybody that new to crom as well to keep them safe.
I've gone here since I was a child! And we still do nearly every Sunday with our dog. It's one of our favorite spots on the island. Please don't take this away from the local people of Hawaii. It would be such a tragedy to ruin this historic spot.
Do not destroy the beautiful and healthy ecosystem by tearing down the wall. Keep the spot the same. It is HISTORY and provide a great ecosystem Save it for future generations, it is a beautiful essential piece of the story of Doris Duke. Destroying it destroys the integrity of the entire site and her story.
I strongly believe that both public safety and historic preservation are best served by keeping this shoreline feature. The liability created by people jumping from private property can be solved in other ways.
To destory yet ANOTHER historical site & ecosystem without any thought. Just because people have been jumping the fence? Anyone could have told you that when you built the fence in the first place people were still going to be jumping.
I grew up not far from this iconic place and my grand parents lived on the slope of Diamond Head. I now live in Florida and can only dream of the beautiful memories that her stunning home and use of Hawaii's ocean provided to so many, myself included. It would be a tragedy to allow the destruction of that to happen. Of course no one wants anyone to get hurt jumping, but there is a reasonable solution without throwing the baby out with the bath water. Much Aloha
Childhood playground. No place like this in the world. Should be a Hawaii Landmark.
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The Doris Duke swim basin near Cromwell’s beach is a historic Diamond Head landmark where we have all shared many great memories. From hanging out on the beach, to swimming in the clear, sandy basin amongst honu, Cromwell’s swim basin is now in extreme danger of being demolished forever.
The Doris Duke Foundation plans to spend 2.4 million dollars to dismantle the breakwater, scattering the boulders from the current rock structure into the sandy swim basin below in an attempt to prevent people from jumping from the fence. There have been reasonable proposed solutions by neighborhood boards in order to prevent jumping without destroying Cromwell’s, such as modifying the current fence, or beveling the standing ledge of the inland sea wall, but these proposals have been ignored by the Estate.
By destroying the breakwater, Doris Duke Foundation will not only forever destroy a nostalgic historical landmark unique to Hawaii that has been around since 1937, but also ruin the natural habitat of numerous native and endangered Hawaiian species.
Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources voted to oppose dismantling the breakwater, but is now holding a re-vote on May 25th in hopes of overturning that decision, which will destroy such a beautiful and sacred place.
It’s now up to the community to come together and stand up for our land. Once the breakwater is destroyed there is no coming back. If you do not want to see this happen please sign and share below.
#savecromwells
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 24, 2018
May 23, 2018
I honestly cannot believe how fast this is moving and seeing everyone talk about their memories of swimming there makes me feel like we might actually have a shot at saving this place. It feels like the tide is turning because so many people are finally seeing how pointless it is to wreck a historical landmark just to handle a fence issue. My head is spinning a bit but seeing this much energy behind us is honestly the best thing that could happen right now.
Reached 100 supporters
May 22, 2018
May 21, 2018
We are crawling toward that first hundred mark and honestly if everyone here just sends the link to a couple friends who actually care about the harbor we could hit it by tonight which would show the board we mean business. It is just so infuriating to think about the honu losing their home because of some silly fence issues they could fix in an afternoon if they bothered to talk to us.
370 Comments
Decisions being made by people living outside of Hawaii directly affecting local residents should stopped! Find another solution but don’t dismantle it! Have some respect for local sentiment!
Save the Cromwells. So many local have story and memories on crom. Definitely wanted to let young generation to experience and we will share knowledge and safety to kids, everybody that new to crom as well to keep them safe.
I've gone here since I was a child! And we still do nearly every Sunday with our dog. It's one of our favorite spots on the island. Please don't take this away from the local people of Hawaii. It would be such a tragedy to ruin this historic spot.
Do not destroy the beautiful and healthy ecosystem by tearing down the wall. Keep the spot the same. It is HISTORY and provide a great ecosystem Save it for future generations, it is a beautiful essential piece of the story of Doris Duke. Destroying it destroys the integrity of the entire site and her story.
I strongly believe that both public safety and historic preservation are best served by keeping this shoreline feature. The liability created by people jumping from private property can be solved in other ways.
To destory yet ANOTHER historical site & ecosystem without any thought. Just because people have been jumping the fence? Anyone could have told you that when you built the fence in the first place people were still going to be jumping.
I grew up not far from this iconic place and my grand parents lived on the slope of Diamond Head. I now live in Florida and can only dream of the beautiful memories that her stunning home and use of Hawaii's ocean provided to so many, myself included. It would be a tragedy to allow the destruction of that to happen. Of course no one wants anyone to get hurt jumping, but there is a reasonable solution without throwing the baby out with the bath water. Much Aloha
Childhood playground. No place like this in the world. Should be a Hawaii Landmark.
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Decisions being made by people living outside of Hawaii directly affecting local residents should stopped! Find another solution but don’t dismantle it! Have some respect for local sentiment!