#sea-level rise
Maui County and Māʻalaea condo reach agreement on a softer approach to shoreline erosion
Kanai A Nalu condominium in Māʻalaea has won county approval to remove its aging, crumbling seawalls and let nature reclaim the shoreline, under a $2.4 million sea-level-rise adaptation plan that calls for a buried sand-filled “burrito” structure, a new dune and a public beach-access ramp. The Maui Planning Department has issued a finding of no […]
Pāʻia Youth & Cultural Center aims to demolish the old to make way for the new
Pāʻia Youth & Cultural Center’s plan to demolish its aging shoreline facility and rebuild mauka as part of a climate-resilient “managed retreat” has entered a new phase with the release of a draft environmental assessment, posted in the state’s Dec. 8 Environmental Notice.
Draft environmental assessment posted for West Maui shoreline stabilization project
A draft environmental assessment for a proposed shoreline stabilization project in West Maui is open for public comment, with a deadline of Oct. 23. The proposed project is located makai of three oceanfront homes at 4855, 4869 and 4871 Lower Honoapi‘ilani Road in Kahana. The project aims to stabilize a bluff fronting the shoreline. According […]
Lahaina rebuilding dilemma: Commission debates parking lot rezoning for Moku Roots
After three failed attempts to reach an agreement, the Maui Planning Commission finally secured a 5-2 vote Tuesday recommending rezoning of a Front Street lot crucial for customer parking for the new Moku Roots vegan restaurant planned for the former Chart House site in Lahaina. The Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire destroyed the iconic restaurant along […]
Draft study completed for mauka move of vulnerable portion of Honoapi‘ilani Highway
About a 6-mile segment of Honoapi‘ilani Highway from Ukumehame to Launiupoko would be moved mauka, beyond the reach of rising sea levels, to protect a vital roadway to West Maui. Even now, portions of the highway from Pāpalaua Wayside Park to the Lahaina Bypass are a mere stone’s throw away from the ocean.
Draft environmental assessment details Māʻalaea condo plans for erosion control
Public comments are due Jan. 22 for a proposed installation of a “geotextile, sand-filled burrito” as erosion control at the Kanai A Nalu, a nearly 50-year-old, four-story condominium in Māʻalaea.
Hoaloha Park draft adaptation plans set for presentation during Oct. 30 community open house
A community open house for discussion of Hoaloha Park draft adaptation plans will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 30 at the J. Walter Cameron Center, 95 Mahalani St. in Wailuku.
New public meetings about amendments to Maui special management area and shoreline rules
The Maui County Planning Department has scheduled public meetings to discuss the latest versions of the Special Management Area and Shoreline Rules before presenting them to the Maui Planning Commission for adoption.
UH Mānoa Study Projects Increased High-Tide Flooding for Most US Coastlines
Multiple United States coastal regions may see rapid increases in the number of high-tide flooding days in the mid-2030s, according to a study led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and published in Nature Climate Change.
Restoration of Indigenous Taro Fields Can Help Recovery of Endangered Waterbirds
Expanded restoration of Indigenous loʻi systems (taro fields) to address conservation and food-security needs in the Hawaiian islands also will provide new habitat (to help replace habitat lost by ongoing sea-level rise) for endangered waterbirds, according to new research.
