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.

though sea level rise is a primary factor in changing and degrading most of Hawaii’s shorelines. “Therefore, generally speaking, coastal erosion is a continuing and worsening problem,” she said.

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 ...

Sold for just $200,000 six months ago, a beachside home on Nantucket was razed by work crews this week after the town condemned it due to coastal erosion. Once assessed at more than $1.9 million ...

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 ...