If ever there was a fitting name for a park, this is it: Eastside Happy Dog Playground. Nothing but happy faces, on two and four legs, have been there since it officially opened Sunday at Wailua Homesteads Park. Canines are
If ever there was a fitting name for a park, this is it: Eastside Happy Dog Playground.
Nothing but happy faces, on two and four legs, have been there since it officially opened Sunday at Wailua Homesteads Park. Canines are enjoying their new freedom to roam without being on a leash, and their owners can relax, knowing it’s perfectly OK. They can watch their dogs romp and play in safety.
A good deal of credit goes to Wailua resident Rene and Tommy Tokuda, who saw the possibility for this park four years ago, and made it come true.
They were joined by a contingent of residents who committed time and labor to this project.
The 1.5-acre dog use area includes double-gated entrances for a separated one-acre play area for large dogs and a half-acre section for small dogs under 30 pounds.
When it is opened, the Wailua Homesteads dog park became the first on the island to be built on county-owned land.
The other two, Freddie’s Dog Park at the Kauai Humane Society in Puhi and the North Shore Dog Park in Kalihiwai, are located on private property for public use.
For the 60 residents and their best friends who joined the dog park opening Sunday, the good times are just beginning.
