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Curated by Daniel Newbill, 26-year windward specialist and Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist with four oceanfront sales.","privacy":"public","created_at":"2026-08-31T14:27:47.523Z","updated_at":"2026-09-05T12:22:11.958Z","author":{"username":"daniel-newbill","name":"Daniel Newbill","url":"https://stacklist.com/daniel-newbill","type":"person"},"category":{"id":"places","name":"places","url":"https://stacklist.com/c/places"},"items":[{"id":"9720e395-fe4e-43c3-9a34-242c9589fca1","position":1,"title":"More Extreme Erosion Projected for Oahu's Shores (University of Hawaii)","url":"https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/04/14/more-extreme-erosion-projected/","note":"University of Hawaii erosion projections for Oahu shores. Context for anyone weighing a Mokulua Drive purchase or sale.","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/b072a6f8-8366-4624-8c6e-d08dc226de58/","alt":"More Extreme Erosion Projected for Oahu's Shores (University of Hawaii)","width":676,"height":381},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/9720e395-fe4e-43c3-9a34-242c9589fca1","created_at":"2026-09-08T22:01:07.072Z","updated_at":null,"aco":{"summary":"New research from the Coastal Research Collaborative at the University of Hawaii at Manoa finds that 81% of Oahu's coastline could experience erosion by 2100, with 40% of that loss occurring by 2030. 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Buyers' inspectors and insurers look at this for Mokulua Drive and Kailua Beach parcels. Owners should look first.","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/5746676b-3a41-4169-bece-5e1f1116c63b/","alt":"State of Hawaii Sea Level Rise Viewer (PacIOOS)","width":2722,"height":2724},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/c044b126-1530-4963-bec7-1d735221fcb4","created_at":"2026-09-08T23:10:05.625Z","updated_at":null,"aco":{"summary":"The PacIOOS State of Hawaii Sea Level Rise Viewer is an interactive mapping tool supporting the State of Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report, funded by NOAA's 2016 Regional Coastal Resilience Grants Program. 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This shapes what an oceanfront owner can and cannot control, and every beachfront buyer eventually asks.","image":{"url":"https://ucarecdn.com/c95f3e6d-5ba3-4aa9-adb6-97fd39bebe0a/","alt":"Public Shoreline Access Rights in Hawaii (Hawaii Sea Grant)","width":330,"height":248},"direct_link":"https://stacklist.com/card/d46e3631-51d3-4e74-aabc-e8582c78b3e1","created_at":"2026-09-08T23:10:10.026Z","updated_at":null,"aco":{"summary":"Public access rights to Hawaii's beaches and shorelines are governed by state statutes and county ordinances, granting the public the right to access areas below the upper reaches of the wash of the waves. 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