#beach erosion maui

Maui projects in the funding release include: beach restoration in Kāʻanapali; rockfall and flood mitigation at ʻĪao Valley State Park; repair and improvement projects at Mākena State Park in South Maui; and design and construction funds for improvements at Kaunakakai, Lahaina and Mānele Small Boat Harbors in Maui County.

Maui beaches are eroding at 13cm per year, with 78% of beaches on the island’s beaches showing erosion over the past century.

Erosion is being blamed for the collapse of a concrete restroom facility at Maui’s Baldwin Park this afternoon. Half of the structure fell onto the beach, undercut at its foundation by erosion.

Baldwin Park on Maui will be closed beginning Wednesday, August 24, 2011, due to tree hazards caused by erosion.