An imperiled stretch of coastline between Sunset Beach and Rocky Point on Oahu’s famed North Shore has increasingly become a free-for-all as owners of multimillion-dollar properties disregard Hawaii’s beach protection laws and scramble to save their homes from the unrelenting threat of powerful waves.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-151 A Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-155 E Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-157 Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-165 B Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-165 C and 59-171 D Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-165 D Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-175 B Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-181 D Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.
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North Shore land owners illegally shored up their properties at 59-147 and 59-147 A Ke Nui Road against erosion in Paumalu.