REPORTS AND INFORMATION
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategies for Waikiki
Wendy Meguro, Josephine Briones, German Failano and Charles H. Fletcher
Adaptation design concepts for urban Waikiki.
Seasonal Sediment patterns- Waikiki Beach (2022)
McDonald, K.K.; Fletcher, C.H.; Anderson, T.R.; Habel, S.Weekly Small Uncrewed Aerial System Surveys, Structure from Motion, and Empirical Orthogonal Function Analyses Reveal Unique Modes of Sediment Exchange Generated by Seasonal and Episodic Phenomena: Waik¯ık¯ı, Hawai‘i. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 5108. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14205108
Complex drivers of reef-fronted beach change
Anna B. Mikkelsen *, Tiffany R. Anderson, Sloan Coats, Charles H. Fletcher
ASBPA White Paper on Beach Restoration
Waikiki Beach Management Plan (2018)
The Waikīkī Beach Special Improvement District Association (WBSIDA) has developed strategies for a Beach Management Plan for Waikīkī in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program (Hawaii Sea Grant). The primary purpose of this management plan is to identify, assess and prioritize beach management assets, issues and projects in Waikīkī for future beach maintenance and to facilitate potential funding sources and partnerships for implementation of these projects.
Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association Annual Report to City Council
Evaluating Erosion Management Strategies in Waikiki, Hawaii. February, 2020.
This paper presents opportunities and implications of nourishment for planning and future research in Waikiki. The findings indicate that nourishment may be a beneficial and economical approach to manage erosion in this densely developed, economically significant beach setting. Nourishment may provide a no-regrets, suitable approach for managing erosion in Waikiki until other solutions emerge.
Beach Restoration Design and Equilibrium Profile
Beach nourishment projects are designed and constructed to take advantage of the natural forces, such as waves and currents, to move sand offshore. This process results in a natural sloping beach within the littoral zone, and is referred to as profile equilibration(or profile adjustment)....
Historical Streams of Waikiki
Credit: Hoʻokulea LLC.
Historical Streams of Waikiki
Vimeo Video (48 mins)
Kai Piha- Kaʻahele Ma Waikiki
Waikiki Place Names History
By John Clark
Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii: History of its transformation from a natural to an urban shore
By: Robert L. Wiegel
Shore & Beach. Vol. 76, No. 2. Spring 2008
