@old.hawaii: Waimea was a calm beach after they removed 200,000 tons of sand it created massive swells. . Also it exposed many areas to erosion from Haleiwa to sunset beach. . . #hawaii #hawaiian #hawaiitiktok #waimeabeach #oahu

Black Santa :

What is Waimea Beach?

user2331188201783 :

Pearl Harbor was the worlds largest inland protected reef system before it was dredged for the naval base

Abbey Gray :

808GEE :

just gets worse and worse... imagine the Hawaii our grandparents grew up in.

JR 🇹🇴 :

They took sand for Waikiki shorelines.

Kirky :

and now those MASSIVE swells bring in surfing tournaments, tourist money and tons of OTHER benefits

Daniel312 :

Where did the sand go ?

patcosta150 :

Climate change is over development, sea levels rising it because we’re taking too much sand

TLM :

So this was all done before Hawaii became a state? That’s probably the most surprising thing I’m learning.

Janie Does Stuff :

Bruuuuh. No wonder the shoreline is so steep 😭

Asher (the tuff one 😼) 🎸 ☭ :

“Ruined” is an overstatement

@maryoqulting :

we had a picture of my brother and me sitting on that rock around 1957

Fcknshaun :

Gurantee longer rides back then

AztecAlfredo :

I know I was a tourist but waimea is still the most beautiful beach ive ever been too.

jae.sen94 :

looks the same

Gg34 :

This is one of my favorite beaches in Hawaii. It’s in no way ruined

Natalia Hoffbrau :

I like it better now. It was boring then

cavacz_mma :

Bro look how big the beach is compared to today… nuts

tt_ndme :

now the rock aint even on shore anymore :(

Maddog :

They also got sand from Hermosa & Manhattan Beaches in California for Waikīkī shoreline 👍💯

Yuh fave :

And Makaha beach

Luke :

The swells are sick bru, it was not ruined

Jerome :

That is not true. The waves come only during the winter with a north swell. In july/august , it is flat

AsherD :

My dad used to live in Hawaii, we cam back this year and he was disappointed to see no living reef

ybg nick :

Why did they remove the sand?