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Hawaii officials drop plan to name park for Obama

2014-10-08

[HAWAIINEWSNOW] Two Honolulu city councilmen have dropped plans to rename a popular beach for President Barack Obama
We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us...
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Councilman Stanley Chang and Council Chairman Ernie Martin decided to withdraw the proposal after hearing from the public.

The councilmen last week introduced a resolution to change the name of Sandy Beach Park to President Barack Obama Sandy Beach Park. The beach is a popular for bodysurfing on Oahu's east side. It was a favorite for the president as he grew up. He bodysurfed there while on vacation during his 2008 campaign.

Martin says in a statement that he heard historic and cultural sensitivity concerns from the community about the name change. He says there may be other public facilities more appropriate to honor the president.

Posted by:Fred

#11 Well if Ebola mutates into a new form perhaps we can call it the Obama Virus.
Does to your body what it's namesake is doing to America...

Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-10-08 18:09

#10 Nowhere in Kenya to name?

Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-10-08 17:04

#9 The area residents are probably concerned that the newly-named beach would suddenly (and 'unexpectantly') become an attraction for the 'Choom' crowd.

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2014-10-08 13:03

#8 Don't they have a land fill that needs a name?

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-10-08 11:28

#7 It was a long honeymoon and a Las Vegas divorce.

Posted by: JohnQC 2014-10-08 09:47

#6 Barack Hussein Obama wing at Gitmo would be nice

Posted by: Frank G 2014-10-08 09:32

#5 Sunny Beaches is already named after him.

Posted by: Glenmore 2014-10-08 09:30

#4 When I first arrived in Baltimore many years ago I flew into Friendship Airport. It had been Friendship since the 1930s, when it started. People used to "fly into Friendship."

At some point the legislature decided Thurgood Marshall needed something named after him. Rather than build something and name it after him they renamed the airport Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport or some windy variation.

People now fly into BWI.

Posted by: Fred 2014-10-08 09:18

#3 Oh I don't know maybe you should only name the Dirty Beaches after him.

Posted by: Grimble Crolutch7835 2014-10-08 08:54

#2 The only "public facilities" that should be named to honor this president are septic pits and the prison in which he is confined.

Posted by: AlanC 2014-10-08 08:08

#1 Its been "Sandy Beach" since pretty much forever -methinks the locals aren't ready for a name change no matter whom it was.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-10-08 00:29

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