By Brooks Baehr - bio | email

HAWAII KAI (HawaiiNewsNow) – A utility pole secured boulders and pointed out over a popular swimming spot called Alan Davis along the Kaiwi Shoreline has been cut up and removed. Swimmers who for years have used the pole as a jumping or diving platform are sorry to see the pole go and want to know why it was removed.

"This place is magic. I mean you come here on a sunny day and just hang out and jump into the ocean. Swim a little bit. Climb onto the rock. Warm up. Jump back into the ocean and the log was an instrumental part of that," said Kealoha, a Nuuanu man who was disappointed to find the pole missing.

"I was like mad and disappointed," added Kalihi resident Shahanna Avilla who was with friends swimming at Alan Davis Friday.

"It's not as fun anymore. Kind of took the uniqueness away from it," commented Kaneohe Resident Caitlin Keolanui-Bradshaw.

The Honolulu Waldorf School is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend.

The school is hosting several events including an alumni gathering, Tastes and Treasures and a family luau.

For tickets and more information, visit www.honoluluwaldorf.org.

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