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The Conversation

The Conversation: Rebuilding reefs; Homeroom Hawaiʻi

By Catherine Cruz,
DW Gibson
Published October 22, 2026 at 11:15 AM HST
These multi-ton hybrid reef structures will reduce wave energy to slow coastal erosion, and support living coral ecosystems as a part of the Kalaeloa Hybrid Reef Project.
Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation
These multi-ton hybrid reef structures will reduce wave energy to slow coastal erosion, and support living coral ecosystems as a part of the Kalaeloa Hybrid Reef Project.

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