A few residents on the North Shore of Oahu are experiencing rapid erosion for their beachfront properties due to large waves brought in by a north-western swell. According to the National Weather Services, high-surf will continue for the next few days and waves could reach as high as 20 to 25 feet at times. While most residents have not been affected, a few less fortunate individuals are working with friends, family members and volunteers attempted to create walls of sandbags and rocks to reduce wave damage. Officials from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the North Shore fire department have surveyed the area, and have issued warning about the hazardous wave conditions in the area, but have not stepped in to financially aid the residents affected. Former state representative Gil Riviere who worked with North Shore residents to fill sandbags stated, "It seems to me that (government agencies) could have mobilized to provide more help. This may not be an islandwide disaster, but it is definitely a disaster to those who are affected."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 12-30-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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