As appropriated improvement money sits pending Hawai‘i Gov. Linda Lingle’s release, an anonymous volunteer has started tackling needed work on the most perilous stretch of world-renowned Na Pali Coast Trail on Kaua‘i’s North Shore.

“Last year, I was approached by several members of the community expressing concern for safety on the trail,” said state Sen. Gary Hooser, D-Kaua‘i. “I made it a priority to get some funding to begin the work.”

In the Legislature’s 2007 budget, approved June 27, lawmakers allocated $1.2 million for the Kaua‘i Planning and Action Alliance to restore and reconstruct hiking routes through Na Pali Coast Wilderness State Park and rebuild the Civilian Conservation Corp camp at Koke‘e State Park.

“The next step is to get the governor to release the money,” said state Rep. Mina Morita, D-14th District. “This project is something that has to be done for safety reasons. It’s very important not only to visitors but to residents.”

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(Story Source: Nathan Eagle, Kauai Garden Island News)

(Photo Source: Scott Wamsley, NSK)