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Pupukea home that erodes into ocean spurs legal action

The state Department of the Attorney General took legal action Wednesday against a North Shore property owner after part of a beachfront home collapsed onto state land and into the ocean. Community members said the property at 59-147 Ke Nui Road in Pupukea had been eroding for several months. During beach cleanups in August, it was clear to them that the home already was showing signs of erosion. However, the more severe damage, where a portion of the home’s porch fell into the ocean, began Tuesday.

By Jamm Aquino

Sept. 25, 2024 • Updated 12:20 a.m.

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A man picks through debris in the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday. Witnesses were stunned as a portion of the home off Ke Nui Road crumbled just before noon Tuesday.
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A man picks through debris in the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday. Witnesses were stunned as a portion of the home off Ke Nui Road crumbled just before noon Tuesday.
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A man picks through debris in the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean.
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Sandbags on the shoreline are seen near the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday. Witnesses were stunned as a portion of the home off Ke Nui Road crumbled just before noon Tuesday.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday.
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The remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean below are seen on Wednesday.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday. Witnesses were stunned as a portion of the home off Ke Nui Road crumbled just before noon Tuesday.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday. Witnesses were stunned as a portion of the home off Ke Nui Road crumbled just before noon Tuesday.
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The remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean below are seen on Wednesday.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday. Witnesses were stunned as a portion of the home off Ke Nui Road crumbled just before noon Tuesday.
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Onlookers stop to look at the remains of a house that collapsed into the beach and ocean on Wednesday.

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