University of Hawaii study offers ways Honolulu can adapt to rising ocean waters

Scientists have been warning that Hawaii could face as much as 3 feet of sea level rise over the coming decades, and Honolulu is perhaps the most vulnerable as coastal flooding threatens to force as many as 13,300 people from their homes and cause an estimated $12.9 billion in economic losses.

Now comes a new study from the University of Hawaii School of Architecture that offers suggestions for how the city can adapt to the rising tide of its future.

“When you read sea-level rise reports, it’s scary,” said Judith Stilgenbauer, principal investigator of the project and professor of landscape architecture in the School of Architecture. “But there’s a real opportunity here to get an early start on planning for the inevitable.”

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