Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises

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Apr 16, 2026, 9:40 am181 ptsTrendingTop
A new study by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers revealed that Waikīkī is facing a fundamental shift in flood hazards as sea levels rise—transitioning from a flooding that is driven primarily by rainfall to events increasingly dominated by tidal processes.

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