coastal processes and hazards specialist for the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program. Maui has the highest rate of erosion in the state, Owens said, citing a U.S. Geological Survey report.

Coastal erosion, large-wave impacts and sea-level rise are distinct and serious issues for our shorelines. In Kahana, nine condominium complexes are imminently threatened, and another building was ...

and all coastal homes are ultimately doomed by erosion,” Fletcher added. A North Shore beach management plan was passed last ...

With the erosion of the beach now ... to the natural ebb and flow of the tides,” stated Amy Wirts, Hawaii Sea Grant Coastal Lands Program Coordinator. Restoration, which will start in January ...

HONOLULU – Dangerous surf conditions with waves reaching dozens of feet high are forecast across Hawaii's ... will lead to coastal impacts, including significant beach erosion along exposed ...