How Wealthy Homeowners are Endangering Hawaii's Beaches (Community Matters)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 2020-12-15

But no one in government seems to be paying attention.  The host for this episode is Jay Fidell.  The guest for this episode is Sophie Cocke.

Star Advertiser Reporter Sophie Cocke will help us understand the problem of Hawaii's endangered beaches.  Despite the warning markers, this shoreline — like all beaches in Hawaii — is supposed to belong to the public. Under state law, anything below the high wash of the waves during the time of the year that the ocean is highest is public land, and officials are obligated to protect and preserve it.  But as coastal homeowners face rising sea levels brought on by climate change, the state is increasingly approving sandbags and other structures that are speeding the loss of its beaches.

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