Marina Dock Age

The state Dept. of Land and Natural Resources dedicated a new dock at Ke’ehi Small Boat Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii in August and broke ground on two new docks to replace existing piers at the harbor, according to an August 3 Hawaii Reporter article.

The dedication of the new dock, combined with the new improvement project, will bring 96 slips back into service for Hawaii’s boating community. It is the latest phase of a multi-year effort by the state’s Governor, Linda Lingle, to upgrade small boat harbors statewide.

“The improvements to this small boat harbor facility and many others around the state will help ensure our residents and visitors can enjoy safe and easy access to the ocean,” Gov. Lingle said.

The new renovation project calls for a new dock to be built in the existing footprint of two piers. When completed, it will be able to accommodate larger vessels up to 55 feet in length. The existing docks were badly deteriorated, and most of the slips were taken out of service.

The marina will install a new floating dock system made out of 6000 series marina grade aluminum frames and topped with plastic composite decking. The dock system will be anchored with an elastic mooring system with concrete blocks or helical anchors.

When it is completed, the new dock system will have an 8-foot to 12-foot wide pier with finger piers on both sides of the main pier. The fingers piers will be 30 feet long and 50 feet long and will comply with ADA-accessibility criteria.