I grew up in Lanikai. During the 1970s my friends and I played football on the beach fronting the 1500 block of Mokulua Dr. In 1991 there were nothing but rock

I grew up in Lanikai. During the 1970s my friends and I played football on the beach fronting the 1500 block of Mokulua Dr. In 1991 there were nothing but rocks facing the ocean at the same place. In 2004 rocks were being imported to shore up the new McMansions, and the beaches had mostly disappeared west of the 1200 block. The erosion was said by the elders to have been predictable because of all the local intervention with the constant ebb and flow of sand. I regret to observe they were probably right.