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January 30, 2024
The state has awarded an $842,000 contract to salvage one grounded boat and is considering a large fine against the owner of another — part of a year that saw an unusual number of vessels get stuck on the shorelines of Maui County.
January 30, 2024
Fifteen Boat Groundings in Maui Nui Over the Past Year
January 27, 2024
A series of powerful storms in 2023 and the first part of 2024 contributed to a higher than usual number of boat groundings in Maui, according to state officials. Today, DOBOR awarded a $841,820 contract to Sea Engineering, Inc., to salvage the former Navy torpedo boat, Chaparral. It currently rests in sand, next to a seawall in North Kīhei.
January 27, 2024
MĀ‘ALAEA SMALL BOAT HARBOR—A series of powerful storms in 2023 and the first part of 2024 contributed to a higher than usual number of boat groundings in M
December 23, 2023
State and federal responders have completed recovery and removal operations in or adjacent to Lahaina Harbor. The US Army Corps of Engineers will conduct final disposition of fire-damaged vessels and incident-generated debris removed during harbor operations.
July 30, 2023
Plans include periodically moving hundreds of cubic yards of sand along the Fort DeRussy Beach sector to widen it and every 10 years mining large amounts of sand from offshore to replenish the Royal Hawaiian Beach sector.
May 13, 2023
A permit renewal for the weekly Friday night fireworks display off Waikiki ignited a broader discussion at Friday’s Board of Land and Natural Resources meeting about environmental stewardship and fireworks in local culture.
February 28, 2023
Monday marked a week since a luxury yacht ran aground in Mauis Honolua Bay -- and crews are still trying to remove it.
February 28, 2023
Monday marked a week since a luxury yacht ran aground in Mauis Honolua Bay -- and crews are still trying to remove it.
February 27, 2023
Salvage crews are waiting for favorable tide conditions to free the 120-ton luxury yacht, Nakoa, has been grounded at Honolua Bay on Maui since last week. Higher tides are forecast late this afternoon and early evening, but may not be enough to refloat the vessel out to open water, according to state officials.