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observe tidal inundation again, almost one year later at a similar tidal event (3.13 vs. 3.17 predicted high tides). Any differences in tidal inundation from the previous year could be determined. Also, the channels that breached the roadway and flooded the lots mauka of Waiopae Rd. would be observed to determine if there was a clear delineation where runup gave way to gravity flow, which may be important with regard to defining the shoreline (see later sections of this report). With regard to the channels crossing the roadway, three distinct channels were observed, with the largest being in the middle of the study area. This is different then on August 17, 2005, when 4 channels were observed. Apparently a greater amount of inundation on July 10, 2006, caused two of the channels to coalesce and make one larger one. For the middle channel, the depth of water reached 16 inches at the highest tide. The channel to the west reached 6 inches in depth, and the one to the east, a little under 2 inches (1 and 15/16 inch) depth. Figure 3-7 shows the level of inundation measured for the July 10, 2006 event. Figure 3-7 - Inundation recorded on July 10, 2006 with the use of one satellite GPS unit. High Tide was 3.13 meters from NOAA tide charts. Wind speed was 9.4 to 11 meters per second and significant wave heights were 2.75 to 2.69 meters as measured from the ocean buoy southeast of Hilo. As far as a difference in inundation, Figure 3-8 compares the inundation for the two different time periods. On this Figure, the difference in inundation is difficult to visualize. From the field however, the difference in inundation was more noticeable. 24