Abstract
Beach and marine-based activities are of great importance to Maui’s economy, culture and lifestyle. Hard engineering structures hinder access to the beach, impound sand reservoirs and contribute to beach scour, leading to narrow beaches that can ultimately be completely lost. Beach loss equates to a financial loss in the long-term. Maui County is taking forward managed retreat initiatives to facilitate the maintenance of a wide beach able to support tourism and to reduce the risk from extreme storm events to people and property. Therefore, managed retreat in Maui is a policy-decision underpinned by both economic and environmental reasons. This chapter describes current policy approaches and provides examples of managed retreat measures in Maui.
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The County of Maui consists of the islands of Maui, Lānai, and Molokai (part of Molokai is within Kalawao County).
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The rules of shoreline setbacks in Maui are explained at: http://www.co.maui.hi.us/index.aspx?NID&=&865.
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Annual rates of erosion were calculated by researchers from the Coastal Geology Group at the University of Hawaii and results can be viewed at: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/coasts/erosion/maui/.
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Scaevola taccada, a native Hawaiian plant
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Abbott, T. (2014). Managed Retreat in Maui, Hawaii. In: Managed Realignment : A Viable Long-Term Coastal Management Strategy?. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9029-1_7
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