LIHUE, Hawaii � One of Kauai�s most famous beaches is eroding at a rate of about one foot a year.

Coastal geologist Jim O�Connell says the sand is disappearing from the shore because of storms and what he calls �chronic erosion.�
This has created dangerous swimming and snorkeling conditions for both residents and visitors.
That�s because a stretch of sand, known as a �spit� or �tombolo,� which used to separate the calm side of Poipu Beach Park from what is commonly called the Waiohai side, has also been washed away.
Without that tombolo, the east-to-west current flowing through Poipu Beach Park has nothing to slow it down.
The Poipu Beach Resort Association says it is willing to pay for a beach replenishment project.
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Information from: The Garden Island, www.kauaiworld.com/