Seawall expansion along property tied to former President Obama runs into strong opposition
Plans to overhaul a seawall to protect a Waimanalo property with ties to former President Barack Obama ran into public opposition on Friday, with the Oahu chapter of the Surfrider Foundation going so far as to advocate for the complete removal of the wall so that the beach could be restored.
Neighbors and community members also have banded together against the project, arguing for the need to protect the state’s disappearing beaches, which have been destroyed over the years by seawalls.
The property owners are asking the city to grant them an exemption from environmental laws so that they can expand the seawall that runs the length of about one-and-a-half football fields, hugging the property just down from Kaiona Beach Park.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/10/03/hawaii-news/seawall-expansion-along-property-tied-to-former-president-obamaruns-into-strong-opposition/
