EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Beach Management Plan for Maui seeks to promote beach preservation and sustainable development of the coastal zone. The report makes recommendations on how Maui County can better address beach management issues. It is intended to be a guiding policy document, rather than be adopted in its entirety as formal law, although specific recommendations may best be implemented through revisions of existing rules and regulations. Issues discussed in this plan include:

We have identified thirteen areas for implementing more effective beach management practices. Each area has a short introduction followed by a statement of objectives and specific recommendations. Although the sections are numbered, they are not ordered chronologically nor in order of priority or importance. In fact, many of the recommendations will need to be implemented concurrently in order to be most effective.

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