‘Never seen it this bad before,’ Maui residents on Kihei & Wailea beach erosion

Some residents started documenting the swell that hit south Maui beaches around Jan. 20 because they said they never saw wave heights that big at these beaches before. Some beaches saw head-high waves.
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[@damienkahanaoi4032]

It’s winter 🥶 time! Sand goes out! Summer time it comes back with the south swell 🙄🙄🙄

[@raclark2730]

What sea level rise, you cant have localized sea level rise. Coastline's change that's what they do. Hysterics .

[@2nearalki306]

Maybe Maui is sinking 😮

[@colleenahrens8750]

​@@2nearalki306or maybe ir is just mother nature doing what mother nature does?

[@jeffedmundson3934]

Sea level rising or Island sinking?

[@countryfucius]

Sinking and eroding

[@river4462]

Both. I worry for the sea life. Humans make their dumbass choices

[@DrNoth]

Islands erode. I learnt that in 1st grade.

[@bsmbB]

Can tell you only been here couple years at most... got a beach on oahu the waves created a 20 ft drop 16 years ago only filled back in this year

[@doctoroctos]

If homeowners cannot do anything to prevent erosion, is the state allowed to do anything? I want universal rules.

[@JujuBee77]

I was thinking the same thing! Lol, now what? Will they not charge those owners anymore? 🤔 🤨

[@river4462]

Yuh move the strangers off Hawaiian kanaka aina

[@nikkucharski4851]

Maybe the sand will come back but in this video we can see erosion/ damage - very close to properties and trees ( would be good for example to talk to the owners..).

[@user-li6mi6xz2v]

I live in California. I'm leaving tomorrow for a one week vacation in Hawaii. I'm going to drive there in my new car because I'm afraid of flying.

[@aszak8654]

we r going this week 😢

[@user-li6mi6xz2v]

Have a good time. @@aszak8654

[@fernandoestrada4436]

@@aszak8654I’m going tomorrow

[@ryant651]

The sand will come back.

[@erikh9991]

Glad I booked my bi-annual trip to Hawaii and Oahu. No Maui this time.

[@akamaipalubag2979]

We are no longer in a drought we are having normal Kona Storm Winter weather typical to the 80’s and 90’s Kona winds bring waves to the south and west side and any large winter West Swell will do this on south and west facing shores… If you haven’t been here that long you have only experienced drought not normal winter weather

[@kuuiporica2198]

prayers continue. Amen

[@ordulf7193]

Lemme grab my metal detector real quick

[@beavercleaver4381]

THE SAND ...THE SAND.. 🙏🌄🤙🏼WHERE ARE THE KEIKI 🤙🏼 🌄 🙏...

[@spikekillerjames5415]

I remember being at the beach and putting a stick in the sand about 20 feet from were the water was coming in and going out then all of a sudden the water was trying to reach my stick in the sand maybe the water is doing that sounds weird but i think alot of people know what im trying to explain .and if thats the case the coast lines are in trouble

[@shidanli]

tide is changing direction.

[@b1cf]

Cue Climate Change Czars.....

[@sammatsusaka823]

Let it be. Why does OAHU North Shore people is THE ONLY ONE'S SUFFERING AND PAYING HUGE FINES?

[@river4462]

Not about sand loss it is about big watta. Climate has changed. All of the above

[@DrNoth]

It always amazes me how people forget how islands erode. I know Hawaii has the worst education system in the country but come on.

[@beauhawkes3221]

Sea levels are clearly not rising. Storm intensity has increased which has caused more erosion than in the past.

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Sea levels _are_ clearly rising. They've risen six to ten inches over the past 120 years, and the main reason is human-caused global warming; partly due to water melting from snow/icepack on land masses, and partly due to thermal expansion of the water itself. Global warming is also generally leading to an increase in storm intensity/severity, as there's more energy and water vapor in the atmosphere.

[@Jack51971]

Seems to me that Hawaii beaches are best from May to September with June 15th to August 15th being best😊

[@robg6202]

F the UN straight up psyops. A week earth magnetic field allows high energy partials to cause high energy storm these dllts will never figure out....

[@hokuinsai4299]

The Sand Would Go.

[@nickwinn]

The public resources should be out there helping tax payers protect their property otherwise they shouldn't pay taxes.

[@DiveHawaii]

Even if he lived there his whole life. Better to ask a true local rather than a white guy.

[@dean9327]

Remember new orleans . Dams nuked

[@HeavilyConnected]

The hotels are cursed the visitors are worse.

[@Larry-gh9qe]

Kihei TOURISTS WORST IN STATE

[@heresteven]

What is the state doing about it.

[@stevenmoylan166]

The state has decided to save the beaches deemed most economically viable to the tourism sector aka sand replenishment for Waikiki primarily. It’s not cheap to continue to maintain sand on actively eroding beaches around the entire chain of islands unfortunately and when you consider that over 80% of the beaches are eroding around just Oahu you begin to grasp the magnitude of the problem. On Maui they’ve built the resorts and condos too close to the shoreline and this is already presenting challenges to maintain the aesthetic. It’s pretty depressing to talk about it much less see it happening in real time. Retreating from the beach honestly is the only other option. Every other solution is short term and expensive given the state of sea level rise w/ the climatic change we’re all experiencing on this planet.

[@MrBothandNether]

Only an idiot would blame of the state for the rising ocean levels on the entire planet

[@Aranck-kcnarA]

​@@stevenmoylan166.. 🤣😂😅🤣🤣😂😂🤣

[@dean9327]

Everybody been awaken . Not awoke

[@jautele49]

👀

[@rocket9580]

Its TRUMPS FAULT...lol

[@Jack51971]

Sure and Biden's for 30000 illegal immigrants here in Denver from Venezuela. 😡

[@IstasPumaNevada]

Both main US parties are ultimately responsible for the U.S.'s insufficient efforts to curb global warming, but the Republican party is the one that's actively encouraging those denying that it's even happening, so they're arguably worse on this topic.

[@JoeMama-li6sd]

it’s going to get worse before it gets better. “Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.” Revelations 16:20

[@D4L552]

US Army directed energy weapons test program is run out of their base in Kawaii. They utilize both UAV and drones as weapons platforms. These were deployed against Lahaina in Maui. The targeting system for these weapons use visual wavelength sensing to operate autonomously. If the target cone volume returns energy in the aquamarine to midnight blue frequency range the power to the FIRE COMMAND circuits is disabled. This is done so that a UAV or drone can be deployed in enemy controlled area and set to AUTO mode. They do not want to waste time and onboard resources striking water or pointing into the air.