Letter writers Michele Lincoln and Buff Weaver are right — the derelict car dumping grounds in the woods and near the ocean along Honoapiilani Highway at Launiupoko and Olowalu are eyesores that require immediate action.

Driving into West Maui on the Lahaina Bypass, or from the old highway where it joins the bypass, you can see several wrecked cars and piles of rubbish on the makai side between Olowalu and Lahaina. An aerial shot — does someone have a drone? — will likely show that the problem is even worse than anticipated.

This has been a problem for years. What will it take for the county and state to do something?

Lincoln recommends a smart approach: contact the mayor and County Council until they wake up.

Here are additional questions from residents and visitors who have contacted Lahaina News recently:

Will Puamana Park reopen? It’s been two years since it was gated due to erosion concerns and protection of burials.

Who is responsible for maintaining the restrooms at Mala Wharf and Lahaina Harbor?

Just a short distance from the immaculate new pier at Lahaina Harbor, according to a late February social media post, “… there were 17 women waiting outside the women’s restroom — I don’t know how many were already inside — and nine men waiting in the men’s room, where both urinals were ripped off the wall, three stalls were broken, and the fourth had overflowed. Only one of the sinks had running water, with two even missing handles. It was the same way about two/three months ago when I went in there.

“Mala showers, where divers like to rinse off, has a sign that says it is broken along with the bathrooms, yet I heard flushing from the bathrooms where one stall had excrement all over it and splattered on the walls.

“We really appreciate visitors spending all that money, but not enough to have a bathroom for them to use? Or a shower for the divers? Who is in charge of this disgusting display of Lahaina? It reflects badly on Hawaii, Maui, and Lahaina. Heads need to roll.”

Elected officials need to start addressing these glaring, longstanding problems.