Beyond the roadblock

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

Pristine waters at Ke’e Beach are home to fish and turtles, coral and stunning views.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

Opihi cling to rocks on Ke’e Beach.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

Janet Carafa, Diane Cline and Janice McFadden enjoy the morning in the sun at Ke’e Beach.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

Ke’e Beach is now a remote stretch of sand, frequented by turtles and sea life, and a few local residents.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

A swimmer enjoys a solo swim in the lagoon at Ke’e Beach.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

A few Kauai residents dot Ke’e Beach.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

Trees grow out of a derelict vehicle, flooded and left over from the 2018 storms, in Wainiha.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

A line of derelict vehicles, some overturned, sit along a roadside by the three bridges in Wainiha.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

Caution tape still lingers on some of the trees at Ke’e Beach a year after the 2018 floods.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

Neighborhood dogs play in the street and greet passersby on the narrow roads in Wainiha.

Jessica Else / The Garden Island

A honu rests on Ke‘e Beach.

HAENA — The water is crystal clear and turtles troll the reef at Ke‘e Beach, beyond the Kuhio Highway roadblock on Kauai’s North Shore.

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