Posted on 09/08/2024 12:56:46 AM PDT by Libloather
A popular hiking trail in Hawaii had to close this week after 24 hikers became sick from what is believed to be norovirus — an outbreak many blamed on illegal squatters defecating along the remote path.
A portion of the Kalalau Trail on the Kalalau section of the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park on the island of Kauai was shuttered for seven days beginning Sept. 4, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources posted on Facebook this week.
The DOH received reports of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea from hikers who had been on the 11-mile trail, which runs from Ke’e Beach to Kalalau Beach, from as early as Aug. 14.
So far, none have been hospitalized.
“This is a very concerning and rare occurrence, magnified by the extreme remote nature of the Kalalau Valley,” administrator of the DLNR’s Division of State Parks, Curt Cottrell, said in the post.
“We appreciate the DOH guidance in helping manage and mitigate this isolated outbreak in the hope no one else is exposed or gets sick.”
Some think the trail should be closed for a longer amount of time and blame illegal squatters and unsanitary conditions there for the spread of the disease — and have expressed their concerns via comments on the DLNR’s Facebook post.
“Norovirus can remain in feces for over two weeks after the virus has been passed,” wrote Alex Soule.
“The park needs to be closed for at least a month after all the illegal squatters [are] removed in order for the valley to be safe to visit. Unsanitary living conditions perpetuated by those who illegally occupy the valley caused this and it won’t end until they’re gone and the campground is cleaned.”
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It’s not so much the human waste as it is the management of it.
But then again leftards don’t believe in science or biology so I wouldn’t count on them following waste management practices.
Send Nancy Pelosi over she’ll sniff it out remember she’s from San Francisco
so now the Illegals own the trail and will mess it up even more
How do they know it’s the squatters pooping by the trail and not the hikers? DNA analysis? I would think the squatters would camp (and poop) a bit back from the trail. It seems like a convenient excuse to clear out the squatters.
We lived there in the late ‘60s and then went back in the late ‘80s.
We were shocked and disgusted with the conditions of the beachparks, which were lovely when we lived there.
But, even in the ‘60s there were naked hippies occasionally shocking the tutus and mama-sans in the more remote towns.
The official, accepted cause is: Cause unknown.
Secondarily is “We don’t have squatters. And if we do, we don’t talk about them.”
If the squatters are pooping, won’t they catch the novo, too and thus they will “squat” more?
“It’s organic.”
I’ve been “stuck” at Tahiti Nui when waiting for the water to go down to cross the bridge.
Squatters can get a few bucks picking snails off the taro and harvesting when it comes time. A strange place but fun if you’re accepted by the locals.
should be squatting defecators no?
With so many outbreaks,
what are these hikers doing
where they come into
direct contact?
Eating available fruits
or drinking the water
along the way?
This stuff spreads by
direct ingestion or
direct contact with an
infected person. It’s
not an airborn illness.
I would suspect hepatitis
or staff infections to be
more prevalent.
Unless these hikers are
stepping in the s*it.
Don’t know about these
hikers, but out in the
boonies, I’m very aware
of where my feet land.
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