The 2017 HSBPA election results are in, and we are pleased to announce our new Board of Directors. Executive Committee (3-year term) President – Dolan Eversole (Hawaii Sea Grant) Vice President – Chris Conger (Sea Engineering, Inc.) Secretary – Andy Bohlander (Sea Engineering, Inc.) Treasurer – Ben Reder (Hawaii Sea Grant) We are very excited to welcome…
HSBPA is pleased to announce the publication of our Winter 2016 Newsletter. Highlights this quarter include: Murky Waters: Carbonate Sand Beach Nourishment Challenges Article Contributed by: Chuck Blay, PhD (TEOK Invesitgations, LLC; HSBPA Board of Directors, Hawaii Island Representative) USACE Brings Regional Sediment Management to American Samoa Article Contributed by: Jessica Podoski (USACE Honolulu District; HSBPA…
HSBPA is pleased to announce the publication of our Summer 2016 Newsletter Highlights this quarter include: Update on HSBPA Living Shorelines Workshop at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
HSBPA is pleased to announce the publication of our Spring 2016 Newsletter Highlights this quarter include: President’s Update 2016 Legislative Update Island News: El Nino and beach erosion on West Maui
On November 13, 2015, the Hawaii Shore and Beach Preservation Association held our 2015 annual members meeting at the University of Hawaii. The meeting focused on the planning and administration of the organization and included reports from our Chapter Committees which include: Legislative, Membership Outreach, Workshop/Conference, and Elections. The meeting included a very informative presentation from HSBPA…
HSBPA is pleased to announce the publication of our first HSBPA Quarterly Newsletter Highlights this quarter include: HSBPA’s first white paper from the November 2014 beach restoration workshop 2015 legislative update ASBPA national news Election news List of HSBPA committees and chairs Recent coastal literature for Hawaii The President’s Update
The 2015 session of the Hawai‘i Legislature and the City and County of Honolulu County Council have been considering several bills of interest to the Association, several of which are directly aligned with the issues we discussed at the Beach Restoration Workshop in November 2014. Consistent with HSBPA’s Chapter by-laws, the Association has submitted technical…
HSBPA is pleased to announce the publication of our first white paper, Beach Restoration in Hawaii: Challenges and Opportunities. The paper discusses the outcomes of the 2014 HSBPA Annual Members Meeting and Beach Restoration Workshop, which was held on November 24, 2014 at Kapi’olani Community College in Honolulu, O’ahu. The purpose of the workshop was…