The Waikiki Beach replenishment project has been completed, reports cbsnews.com. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources used machines to haul sand onto the beach. In some areas where tides once lapped at walls, there is now up to 40 feet of new sand. DLNR covered more than half the cost. The Hawaii Tourism [...]
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will extend sand hauling hours as it nears the completion of a three-month project to restore sand to approximately 1,730 feet of shoreline from the west end of the Kuhio Beach swim basin, near the Duke Kahanamoku statue, to the existing Royal Hawaiian groin between the Royal [...]
According to hawaiinewsnow.com, a South swell expected to hit Oahu, is causing another delay in the Waikiki Beach sand replenishment project. The barge moored offshore that had been pumping sand from underwater deposits back to the beach has been moved to a safe haven until the big surf comes and goes. The project goal is [...]
The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is conducting a project to restore sand to approximately 1,730 linear feet of shoreline from the west end of the Kuhio Beach swim basin, near the Duke Kahanamoku statue, to the existing Royal Hawaiian groin. The affected work area is limited to this relatively small stretch of [...]
Hawaii News Now reports that a $2.2 million Waikiki sand replenishment project hit a major snag after a mechanical sand blower turned out to be too slow to finish the project on time. Initial plans called for the pumping of sand from underwater reserves into a holding area on the beach. The blower, however, does [...]
An ongoing three-month public-private partnership to improve Waikiki Beach by restoring this valuable and heavily utilized recreational area will shift into active beachbuilding phase beginning March 12. The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is conducting a project to restore sand to approximately 1,730 linear feet of shoreline from the west end of the [...]
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is conducting a three month project to restore sand to approximately 1,730 feet of shoreline from the west end of the Kuhio Beach crib walls, near the Duke Kahanamoku statue, to the existing Royal Hawaiian groin between the Royal Hawaiian and Sheraton Waikiki hotels. Beach maintenance [...]
A $2.3 million state project to widen a chronically eroding section of Waikiki beach with sand pumped in from offshore began with a Hawaiian… By Audrey Mcavoy (deseretnews) Source: deseretnews, January 5, 2012;
A blessing ceremony for a multi-million dollar Waikiki beach replenishment project will be held this week. The Waikiki beach replenishment project includes pumping offshore sand to a stretch of beach from the Royal Hawaiian Hotel to the Duke Kahanamoku statue. This project will cost around $2.5 million. Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the [...]
The renewal project for the Waikiki beach is planned to commence in early January and it will proceed through March 2012. The project will be based on placing the dredged sand from off Waikiki to the shore in order to create a wider beach. Since there might be some closures during the undertaking, officials are [...]
