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This is the second time in a decade Waikīkī has had a sand replenishment project and Lemmo thinks, due to sea level rise, this will be necessary over the course of the next few decades, every 5-10 years.

Decades of coastal erosion has led to the disappearance of sand from the shoreline. The objective, state officials say, is to restore the valuable and heavily utilized recreational beach to its 1985 condition.