Mini Essay

     Many individuals common sense nowadays has gone out the window. They don't think before they do which leads to common incidents or deaths.  For example, there has been many fatalities while hiking on the islands of Hawaii. While either playing or having fun on the site to just a mere accidental incident. There are only two outcomes to who is at fault, which are either the state, or the tourist.

     Numerous accidents happen to tourists while going on hikes which either the state or tourist being at fault. For example, in 2003, 41 year-old Kevin Oakley drowned after rescuing his 7 year-old son at Maui's Pools of Oheo who had been swept away by a strong current. And in this case, the one at most fault is Oakley being that he should've patrolled or guarded his focus on his son. He even should have been more aware of his surroundings or done previous research to take precautionary actions. So in other words, instead of the state being at fault for this incident, it is mainly the tourist.

     During incidents like these, it would always either be the state or the tourist at fault. It's would be the state at fault because there were no  to warn the tourists of the dangers that may occur, or the state seems to not enforce safety so that tourist can have an enjoyable but yet safe vacation, or even create legal boundaries which should be used for the safety of the tourists. But the tourist could be at fault as well because the lack I common sense they use when they incidents occur, the lack of knowledge and awareness in their surroundings, and the precautionary actions taken when on sites to prevent injuries and deaths.