Ua ʻike ʻo Florida i ka pōʻino kino o ka wai ʻaila BP, i kēia manawa ke ʻike nei i ka pōʻino waiwai.
Ke hana nei ʻo Visit Florida i ka makemakika e pili ana i nā hopena maikaʻi ʻole o ka ʻaila i ka mākaʻikaʻi mokuʻāina.
"Akā, ʻo ka mea weliweli maoli, aia nā hōʻailona helu ʻelua i ka liʻiliʻi o ka hele ʻana o nā kānaka i nā wahi ma ke kahakai ʻo Gulf Coast ʻaʻole i hoʻopilikia pololei ʻia," wahi a ka Luna Hoʻokele o Visit Florida Chris Thompson.
A ma nā wahi kikoʻī ʻē aʻe o ka Panhandle, e like me South Walton Beach, ua emi nā helu mākaʻikaʻi he 20%. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Thompson ma mua o ke kahe ʻana o ka aila, ua alakaʻi ʻo Florida i ka lāhui i nā noho hōkele. Akā, ua emi iho kēlā helu i ka wā i hoʻokokoke aku ai ka ʻaila i ke kahakai ʻo Florida.
E ʻike ʻia ka hopena o ka mokuʻāina o ka ʻaila i ka mākaʻikaʻi i nā mahina e hiki mai ana.
