wildlife inventory and issues affecting kawaihae coral reef
The public will lose access to a well-used and well-loved beach inside the Kawaihae Harbor, known locally as the Coral Flats or LSD (mentioned in my earlier post, Kawaihae will lose its Beach Again).… Read more “kawaihae replacement beach concept”
This image was made as a composite of two aerial photographs: 1954 and 2000. The later image show remarkable clarity of the reef system. The harbor, resorts and miscellaneous structure after 1956 were masked out.… Read more “colorized kawaihae reef pre-harbor 1954”
History is about to repeat itself when the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Harbors Division implements its 2035 Commercial Harbor Master Plan for Kawaihae Harbor shortly.
Kawaihae had a mile-long beach stretching from the north small boat harbor to the Heiau of Pu’ukoholā Heiau National Historic Site before dredging the reef and constructing the Kawaihae Harbor.… Read more “kawaihae will lose its beach again”