Waikīkī

A lot has changed in Waikīkī over the past 100 years as it's grown to become the center of Hawaiʻi tourism. But what hasn't changed is the ownership of land under many hotels. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Chip Fletcher, Chloe Obara and Shellie Habel studied sea level rise and flood threats in Waikīkī. They spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Waikīkī's storm drain system.

Researchers brief officials on the increasing risk of flooding in Waikīkī due to sea level rise; Uilani Souza shares her experience driving for TheBus for over 40 years

A new study by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa expects the current drainage system to fail in the next 25 years, causing flooding and contaminated backflow of water.

Today, the Conversation is revisiting interviews with the creators and performers in Cirque du Soleil's ʻAuana!

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz observed a count of individuals experiencing homelessness throughout Waikīkī.

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Michael Cain, administrator of the state Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands about work being proposed to deal with disappearing sands on a man-made beach and the possibility of creating a new beach on the Fort DeRussy end of Waikīkī.

Sen. Sharon Moriwaki is a veteran lawmaker of Waikīkī. The Conversation talked to her about Waikīkī's eroding coastline and the challenges that face her district.

The effects of climate change have caused coastal erosion along Waikīkī's shorelines. HPR talked to various people along Waikīkī's shoreline about the consequences of the ongoing coastal erosion.

The long-term response to the Waikīkī Beach erosion is being put at the doorstep of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. The Conversation talked to Mary Alice Evans, who heads the Office of State Planning and represents DBEDT as it takes the lead on the long-term fixes and the Waikīkī resiliency plan.