Sailboat Hulukai was aground on the reef for a second time this morning. Its chained anchor line was seen trailing into the reef. The boat may have dragged its anchor to end up just north of the area where it was stranded on Sunday, January 22, 2017. Last noted Monday, January 23, 2017, it was anchored up just beyond the reef and not at its normal mooring.… Read more “Hulakai Grounded on Reef Second Time”
kawaihae will lose its beach again
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”
Survey of Coral Damages by Hulakai's Grounding
The owners of sailboat Hulakai successfully extricated it from the coral reef where it ran aground yesterday. However, there is extensive damage to the coral colonies in the boat’s paths as it foundered on the reef. Its broken mast and sail are still on the shallow reef this morning. The mast rests on live coral (plate and pillar coral), and if great care is not taken to remove it from entanglement, damage to these live coral colonies would be great.… Read more “Survey of Coral Damages by Hulakai's Grounding”