Figure 1.
Location map of study area (To convert miles to kilometers, multiply
by 1.609347)
The U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu, and U.S. Army Engineer Pacific
Ocean Division have developed a project design to greatly reduce the vulner-
ability of the road and container yard to overtopping and flooding (USAED,
Pacific Ocean, 1995). The project involves construction of an armored, low-
crested berm in the ocean beach profile. An example of existing and plan
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Chapter 1
Introduction