Video courtesy of Clint and Yvonne Fisher and Linda Borg.

​CURRENT BEACH SITUATION  

• Rising sea levels and changing weather patterns =>  heavier storm damage and erosion
• Erosion at shoreline causes `brown water’ pollution – not due to rainstorm runoff   
• By September 2019, heavy waves pulled apart the access stairs at the south end of Napili,
  and undermined other structures 

​WHAT CAN BE DONE?

• To restore the beach, coastal erosion experts recommend:  

             Remove & replace hard structures
             Bring offshore sand back to the beach to create a buffer zone  

​WHAT IS NBBF DOING?

With a goal to Restore the beach, here’s our Status Update:  

• Hired a coastal engineering firm who CONFIRMED (Q3, 2018):  good beach quality sand is in the bay (picture #8, N1 and N5) and plenty of it
• Coastal engineer has done three Beach Profile studies to quantify beach dimensions and slopes, which will help design best placement of sand 
• Two other essential studies began in 2019

        – Benthic habitat environmental assessment study
        – Beach erosion process study with ongoing camera capture                  

NBBF is FUND RAISING to support the goal of bringing matching offshore sand back to repair erosion losses 

NBBF is working with Maui County, Sea Grant and DLNR to successfully restore the beach using a Small Scale Beach Restoration III project, hopefully by Q3, 2021

Science/Technology side well outlined and the permitting process is being streamlined by DLNR – we know what we need to do to meet their standards 

WHAT WE NEED NOW IS YOUR HELP – to raise funds to do the studies needed this year and next. Please help us RESTORE NAPILI BEACH with a tax-deductible donation, using the donate buttons on this website.  
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Mahalo and aloha …
Your Napili Bay and Beach Foundation Members