Hawaii’s Beaches Are Disappearing. New Legislation Could Help ... if It’s Enforced. (Honolulu, HI) - Property owners are legally only allowed to keep the emergency protections in place temporarily, but officials with Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources...
Hawaii Officials Promise Changes to Seawall Policies That Have Quickened Beach Destruction (Hawaii) - Hawaii lawmakers and regulators are pledging to take steps to tighten oversight of seawalls and other barriers that are speeding beach erosion, following an investigation by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and ProPublica.