#Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands
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.
Shoreline advocates block machines at Kā’anapali Beach, seek community input on dune restoration
Shoreline advocates blocked heavy machinery at Kā’anapali Beach Tuesday, amid ongoing concerns over how sea level rise and continued beach erosion is handled.
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.
BLNR Passes Highly Contested Beach Nourishment Project
The state BLNR heard from the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) on Item K-2, a programmatic statewide small-scale beach restoration (SSBR) permitting program that would reauthorize and expand the existing beach nourishment program OCCL to streamline activities. The motion is highly contested by many in the Maui community.
Waikīkī Beach Undergoes Sand Replenishment for Second Time in a Decade
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.
Mayor Arakawa Proposes New Shoreline Setback Regulations
Maui County was the first county in the state to adopt shoreline setback formulas that include annual erosion hazard rates.
Sea Level Rise Report Accepted by New State Climate Commission
The 304-page report describes where Hawai‘i is today and where we will be in the future as sea level rise increases with global warming.
Increased Protection Sought for Molokaʻi’s Pāpōhaku Dunes
Officials with the state DLNR say a preservation plan for the area, “suggests that the current subzone designation is insufficient to provide for the effective preservation of the dune system and its culturally significant shrines, burial sites, fragile ecosystem and unique geomorphology.”
DLNR Hearing on Conservation District Rules, Jan. 24, 2011
The Maui meeting takes place today, January 24, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at the Paukukalo Community Center.
A Decade of Debris Removed from Molokai’s Kepuhi Beach
A pile of concrete debris and fill, left by a decade of erosion, was removed from Kepuhi Beach on Molokai.
KOIEIE FISHPOND RESTORATION MOVES FORWARD ONE STONE AT A TIME
Project managers working to restore the Koieie Fishpond in Kihei want a deadline for completion lifted. Work to revitalize the fishpond for educational, cultural and historic purposes began in 2005 and was slated for completion in 2007. Officials with ‘Ao’ao O Na Loko I’a O Maui said unforeseen events including earthquakes, flooding and debris have […]
