Kona Coast Vacations is promoting a location featuring turquoise water ponds and lava-rock formations while encouraging visitors to discover Hawaiʻi’s hidden getaway spots. But if this location, Kīholo Queens Bath, is a kapu area, sacred Hawaiian site, or officially restricted location, promoting it as a tourist destination raises serious concerns about cultural respect, public access, and the protection of Native Hawaiian heritage. Our sacred places are not tourist attractions. Native Hawaiians continue to fight to protect ancestral sites from disrespect, unauthorized access, and commercialization while tourism companies profit from Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural beauty. Before promoting these locations, businesses should verify whether public access is legally permitted and whether visiting could desecrate or damage a culturally significant site. The question is simple: Is Kona Coast Vacations encouraging visitors to access a prohibited site, and have they verified that the location is legally and culturally appropriate to promote? #hawaiian #hawaii #kanakamaoli #kapu #hawaiitiktok - @ikaikakawahinekoa