Swell smashes South Shore

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    Kaua‘i Fire Department Ocean Safety Bureau Lifeguards from the Po‘ipu Beach Park tower return following patrol Sunday aboard the personal watercraft along the south-facing shorelines during a high-surf warning effective until 6 p.m. today.

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    Beach-goers at Salt Pond Beach Park in Hanapepe re dwarfed by the large swells breaking on the east end of the park Sunday.

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    A large wave pummels the coastline on the west end of Salt Pond Beach Park in Hanapepe Sunday.

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    Portions of the Sheraton Kaua‘i Resort ocean path and ocean cove is closed Sunday after high surf washed over the area, depositing debris and water.

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    Waves break inland at the Old Koloa Landing as Ho‘one Road is filled with cars and motorists anxious for a view of the high surf that closed a portion of Ho‘one Road after being damaged by the pounding surf.

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    Spectators watch the huge surf pummel the coastline in Po‘ipu Sunday near the portion of Ho‘one Road that is closed due to damage sustained from the surf.

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    A beach-goer gets a selfie with a breaking wave Sunday in the area where Ho‘one Road in Po‘ipu at Brennecke Beach is closed due to damages sustained from the high surf.

  • Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

    A house-maintenance worker blows debris as sand covers Ho‘one Road at Brennecke Beach, where the county closed the road after waves washed over it from the south swell that generated a high-surf warning that remains in effect until 6 p.m. today.

  • Courtesy of County of Kaua‘i

    Portions of Ho‘one Road in Po‘ipu suffered damage from the high South Shore surf that generated a high-surf warning that remain in effect until 6 p.m. today.

LIHU‘E — The National Weather Service has issued a high-surf warning that remains in effect for south-facing shores through 6 p.m. today.

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