State ups enforcement of illegal seawalls, issuing fines to property owners State fines homeowners with unpermitted seawalls (Source: DLNR) By HNN Staff | January 23, 2021 at 11:47 AM HST - Updated January 23 at 11:47 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - As beachfront property owners struggle with erosion, the state is going after those who build unpermitted seawalls.
Well known surfer and community leader Liam McNamara was fined $35,000 by the State Land Board Friday for rebuilding the wall at his Ke Nui beach home.
He’ll get credit for what it costs to replace it with softer barriers, but McNamara argued that after Hurricane Douglass last summer, the state refused to give him a permit to repair a damaged wall that was putting beachgoers at risk.
Kaanapali Beach on Maui. (Photo by ejs9/Getty Images)
The 3-mile-long Kaanapali Beach on Maui’s West Shore fronts a variety of big resorts, including four points options: the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club, The Westin Maui Resort & Spa and the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa. It’s easy to swim and snorkel from this long, walkable beach with views of Lanai and Molokai. It’s common to encounter sea turtles, and even to see humpback whales breaching the water in the distance (season dependent).
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Traffic: Utility work to slow motorists in windward Oahu this week (Source: HNN File) By HNN Staff | December 14, 2020 at 3:27 PM HST - Updated December 14 at 3:27 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Utility work planned for this week will impact traffic along Kamehameha Highway in windward Oahu.
Hawaiian Electric says crews will be working in Punaluu, Kaaawa, Kualoa and Waihee from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
The phased work will improve system reliability in the area.
Motorists are being advised of the following road alerts:
Tuesday, Dec. 15
Work in Punaluʻu will close portions of the mauka south bound lane of Kamehameha Highway near Punaluʻu Beach Park.