Coastal Path Progress
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December 10, 2006
Rock retaining walls are being built for the ramps at the Waikaea and Moikeha Canals.
This is the curved one at Moikeha behind the library.
A pre-construction view down the centerline of the path behind Scotty's BBQ looking toward the County pool.
Further north, grading has begun along the path corridor between the Kawaihau Road area up to the south edge of the bridge at Kealia Beach. Just the first scraping of the old cane haul road has made the riding VERY, VERY EASY! You still need to have strong butt and thigh muscles, but it's already great riding!
This is just below the lookout before Kealia.
Note the new dirt berms on either side of the path.
This is at the very south end of Kealia Beach where the path continues but stops just before the new bridge.
The bathroom at the north end of the beach has plumbing being put in.
There is no new grading or road scraping at this point.
The retaining walls on the ends of the Kumukumu bridge are mostly complete but there is quite a bit more to get to final path grade level.
November 18, 2006
Excavation in preparation of ramp and wall foundations has begun.
The ends of the Lihi bridge at Waikaea Canal were cleared away and trenches dug for concrete footings.
The same goes for the library end of the Moikeha Canal bridge.
This is the Hotel Coral Reef side of the same bridge.
While I'm at this point, here are some extra observations...
I used to be able to walk, bike and fish along the northern edge of the canal. But recently after Coral Reef completed their new swimming pool and fencing it in, the fence somehow got "extended" across this access path to the top of the rock berm preventing many from walking along there. I don't *think* they own to the top of the berm... but I don't know.
This view of the "extended" fence is looking mauka from the path toward the highway. The canal is to the left and the hotel's swimming pool is to the right beyond the hala tree.
If you look closely, you can see some beach "regulars" talking story on the bridge, hiding behind the plywood baricade. Such an attraction, the bridge is already being used...
Meanwhile, the beach erosion continues, partly enhanced by the recent tsunami at the beginning of this week.
The seawall makai of Pono Kai Resort keeps sinking ever so slowly because wave action is still undermining the sand below the wall. New sand was brought in a week ago to backfill the sink holes created by this settling.
The pavilion at the Kapaa Beach Park has been boarded up due to the loss of shoreline there. This view is underneath the concrete slab of the pavilion.
October 21, 2006
Use your browser's scroll bar to pan to the right to see the entire panorama at Pineapple Dump.
The small wood box on posts looks to be a bird release cage.
The only difference at Kumukumu Stream I see are the diagonally oriented footings at each end of the arch for the concrete retaining wall forms.
The picnic pavilions at the north end of Kealia Beach look painted and complete.
On the south end of Kealia near the stream are the last of the picnic tables.
Sept 1, 2006
Bridge over Waikaea Canal by Pono Kai Resort.
Concrete surface poured mid-August.
Moikeha Canal bridge near Library.
Picture taken from Hotel Coral Reef side.
Note people already fishing from the bridge.
Picnic/comfort station in the park near County pool.
Bridge over stream at Kealia.
All 3 concrete pours occurred the same time.
3 new covered picnic/comfort stations at Kealia Beach.
Beyond is rock break where body surfers go.
The new concrete arch bridge over Kumukumu Stream near Pineapple Dump.
Note the new brick retaining walls being built below.
(The bridge surface will be the same level as the pathway.)
Side view of the Kumukumu Stream construction.