Home collapses on Hawaii's North Shore, more likely to follow

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Home collapses on Hawaii’s North Shore, more likely to follow

A home on the North Shore of Oahu collapsed onto the beach early Monday morning. It seemed like only a matter of time, as beachfront residents have been dealing with progressively severe coastal erosion along this stretch of the Rocky Point neighborhood for over a decade.

“I walked out there 12 at night ... I looked at it (and) I was like, man, it’s never gonna stop,” tenant Hugo Villalobos told Hawaii News Now. “Around ... 1:30 I heard crack, slam and I knew the house was gone.”

Villalobos was sleeping at a different house on property that night so he was uninjured. He had been living in the one-story home, now resting at a 45-degree-angle on the beach, for 30 years.

“We feel bad for the homeowner and everybody who lives along this stretch. This has been a long time coming. We knew it was going to happen eventually,” Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Chair Suzanne Case said.

“This is sad … climate change, sea level rise, and wave energy in new powerful patterns,” Case continued. “This is a beach that’s important to everyone. The houses are built on sand berms and there’s just no way they can last long-term. We continue to encourage the homeowners to seek other alternatives.”


https://www.sfgate.com/hawaii/article/Home-collapses-on-Hawaii-s-North-Shore-more-16969272.php

[msongs]

1. that happens when u build yer house on a beach with 20 ft waves. now they

want a government welfare bailout

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. Same as when they build on the Gulf Coast and hurricanes wash them away

and they want the gov'ment to pay to rebuild.

[onethatcares]

8. meantime

they don't want the mere peons walking on "their" beaches......

[iemanja]

11. Native peoples have lived on the shore line for centuries.

That's not exactly a luxury house.

[mitch96]

2. Hello Miami.... this is your future...nt

[Chainfire]

9. Come on now, DeSantis says its fake science; like Covid. He can hold the waters back.

[mitch96]

10. It's gonna be like musical chairs and the water. When the music stops and the water comes up

who will be holding the property and no chair?..
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[Srkdqltr]

3. It's not like they didn't know it would happen.

When one lives near the water or the edge of a cliff there is always a chance this will happen.

[malaise]

5. Just wait for all the beach front hotels

across the Caribbean, Central America and from Texas to Maine.
The Party's over thanks to climate change.

[Hekate]

7. Auwe. The way you get out of Madame Pele's way, you have to get out of the way of the Sea.

I’m sorry — it’s time.