Explore the last 20 years of shoreline exemptions in Hawaii . 2 hours of sleep? A staircase comes to an abrupt halt near the Sheraton Waikiki in Honolulu. At high tides, water already sloshes out of some storm drains and pools in below-ground parking garages. In class, we are reading chapters 11-14 of Bad Boythis week. David Ige. Sea levels are also rising about one inch every four years, threatening 70% of Hawaiis coastline, according to Hawaiis state website. Waives the requirement for section 401 "Everybody who lives here in Hawaii is an oceanographer. So years ago, officials adopted a no tolerance policy toward new seawalls, which scientists say are the primary cause of coastal erosion. Hawaii Officials Promise Changes to Seawall Policies That Have Quickened Beach Destruction. obtain a section 401 water quality certification for beach restoration and management If you score100% on 10 or more articles + stretchand at least 75% on the rest Ms. Sayyah will buy youany book you want OR lunch from Burger King/McDonalds!! The Kailua islands are already developed but dont have seawalls, so Fletcher proposes identifying areas where a land conservation fund could buy five or six adjoining properties, and the state could then tear down the houses and allow the beach to shift inland. This is a statewide problem, this is a national problem, this is a global problem, says Fletcher, a professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and an expert on the states shrinking coastlines. WebSECTION 1. Building seawallsanother proposed solutionwould only harden the shoreline and beaches would likely disappear anyway. In response to the U.N.'s recent "Code Red for Humanity" report -- and a possible "$3 billion loss in assets over the next few years," according to Maui Mayor Mike Victorino -- Hawaii became the first state to declare a climate emergency. Keone Downing, pictured inside his surf shop, has become one of Waikikis most prominent voices arguing that current climate adaptation efforts favor hotels over locals, including surfers. A man walks along Waikiki Beach near the Halekulani hotel, where a series of steps leads directly into the ocean. determines that: (1) There is a violation of any condition of the Give an X-Ray. The problem now is that weve built houses on top of these storm berms.