What Would Waikiki Be Without Sand?

March 16th, 2008

Lawmakers are considering a bill to fund the restoration of eroding beaches in Hawaii’s resort areas. Gray’s Beach, fronting the Sheraton Waikiki and Kaanapali beach on Maui are specifically named as future restoration projects. The proposed plan would be to install three T-shaped rock groins and widen the beach fronting the hotel as part of a larger upgrade of its properties. The project has been criticized by some stating the bill only supports multi-millionaire hotel and resort owners responsible for the beach erosion due to their hotel developments being built too close to the shoreline.

Keith Vieira, senior vice president of operations for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii & French Polynesia, said in the Star Bulletin that the beaches are an integral part of Hawaii’s success as a tourist destination. "The continued loss of sand from our key beaches are a concern and could have an affect on our economy in the future if people come to Hawaii and see no beaches," he said in support of the bill.

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