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Stormy summer takes toll on Maui beaches already battling erosion

Coastal experts say recent storms have created “new crisis spots” along Hawai’i shorelines that were already struggling with long-term erosion.

Hawaiʻi officials worry bills to help property owners with coastal erosion could put public beaches at risk

A proposal in the State Legislature calls for lifting the current ban on private shoreline hardening to allow minimal use to help property owners.

DLNR’s new Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands leader announced

A 17-year veteran of the state Department of Land and Natural Resourcesʻ Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL), Michael Cain has been promoted to the office’s administrator, a news release said.