Trespassers using irrigation system as flume
Posted: August 7, 2016 - 4:00am

HONOLULU (AP) — Hikers trespass to slide 30 feet through water in a Big Island irrigation flume, behavior that one tourism official warns against promoting.

Hawaii News Now (http://bit.ly/2aBXTOo) reports the spot is no secret to locals and word has been spreading online.

The two-hour trek to the flume in the Waipio Valley takes hikers onto private and Department of Hawaiian Home Lands property as well as state conservation land.

Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association president and CEO Mufi Hannemann says the internet and social media make it difficult to contain information that could appeal to visitors looking for a reckless experience.

Hannemann said there is plenty to do in Hawaii without taking a risk like this.

There have been no reports of major injuries in the area so far.