Preface 



A request for field measurement and model investigations of Kahului Harbor, 

 Maui, HI, was initiated by the U.S. Army Engineer Division, Pacific Ocean 

 (POD), in coordination with the Harbors Division, Department of Transportation, 

 State of Hawaii (HDOT). Authorization for the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways 

 Experiment Station (WES), Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC), to 

 perform the study was subsequently granted by Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps 

 of Engineers. Field measurements were collected during the period September 

 1993 through March 1995 and numerical model tests were conducted at WES 

 from September 1994 to April 1996. The physical modeling component of the 

 investigation, which is generally used to determine the final recommended design 

 of harbor modifications, was postponed because of budget limitations. 



Messrs. Stanley Boc, POD, and Fred Nunes, HDOT, oversaw progress of the 

 study. Meetings at WES at critical points in the study were the mid-study model 

 review conference on 1 1-12 July 1995 and the wrap-up conference on 

 28-29 February 1996. 



Mr. Dennis G. Markle, Chief, Wave Processes Branch, Wave Dynamics 

 Division, was the principal WES point of contact for the study. Mr. David D. 

 McGehee, Prototype Measurement and Analysis Branch, Engineering Develop- 

 ment Division, was responsible for the field measurement program. Ms. Willie 

 Ann Brandon and Dr. Jon M. Hubertz, both of the Coastal Oceanography Branch 

 (COB), Research Division (RD), CERC, conducted the wave climate analysis 

 portion of the study. Dr. Edward F. Thompson and Ms. Lori L. Hadley, both of 

 COB, performed some additional analysis of the field data, conducted the 

 numerical harbor modeling, and assembled this report. Ms. Rebecca L. Russell, 

 COB, assisted with data processing and analysis. Direct supervision was 

 provided by Mr. Markle and Dr. Martin C. Miller, Chief, COB. General 

 supervision was provided by Mr. H. Lee Butler, Chief, RD; Mr. Charles C. 

 Calhoun, Jr., Assistant Director, CERC; and Dr. James R. Houston, Director, 

 CERC. 



Special appreciation is extended to Ms. Juliana Thomas and Messrs. David 

 Castel and Joseph Keefe, Center for Coastal Studies, Scripps Institution of 

 Oceanography, for not only providing field wave parameters and spectra but also 

 modifying the methodology for calculating peak wave period to provide more 

 accurate swell estimates. Drs. Mark A. Merrifield and Michele S. Okihiro, 



