President Obama won’t be able to enjoy time on a beach named after himself after all.
Honolulu city council members Stanley Chang and Ernie Martin stopped the effort of re-naming Oahu’s Sandy Beach Park after the president, citing concerns from the local community, according to Yahoo News.
In a statement last week, Martin said he heard “historic and cultural sensitivity concerns” from the community about changing the name to President Barack Obama Sandy Beach Park.
Residents were also worried about the influx of tourists to the newly named spot.
Martin reportedly is still open to naming something else after President Obama in the area.
The Sandy Beach Park renaming is the second effort by lawmakers that failed to name something after Obama in one of the places where he lived before becoming president.
President Obama was born in Honolulu and frequents Hawaii for vacation with family.
