Waikīkī is at risk of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea levels continue to rise, according to a new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
“The drainage infrastructure in Waikīkī is already failing,” said Kayla Yamamoto, a climate modeling analyst at UH Mānoa and co-author of the study.
She said the research revealed that rising sea levels will cause storm drains to become pathways for contaminated water from the Ala Wai Canal to backwash into low-lying streets and sidewalks in Waikīkī…