While Puamana faces a wide range of challenges, the beach park’s susceptibility to erosion is not unique, especially in West Maui. County spokesman Brian Perry also said earlier this month that there was damage to irrigation and water lines, and “a steep dropoff from park to shoreline.” 26 and was set to reopen this Sunday, will remain closed indefinitely after excessive erosion compromised the parking lot, destroyed sections of the park property and exposed Hawaiian burials, according to the county Department of Parks and Recreation. “Puamana, and many areas in West Maui, will continue to be subject to expanding and more frequent impacts from ocean flooding and erosion during periods of high tides and high waves,” Tara Owens, coastal processes and hazards specialist with the University of Hawaii’s Sea Grant College Program, said earlier this month.
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