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The Earth has warmed to the point that there are weeks when sail- boats can navigate through straits that have opened up in the Arctic polar ice cap. I had the honor of meeting an intrepid navigator, Zhai Mo, from Shanghai, China, who has done it.
CITY COUNCILMEMBER CALVIN SAY
Preparing City For Consequences Of Climate Change
Even in faraway Honolu- lu, we should be alarmed.
One way we can miti- gate this as individuals is to create more green space to absorb rainwater and use less impermeable concrete. For years, the city has been gathering public input to- ward the creation of a storm water utility.
The melting of polar ice due to climate change con- tributes to sea level rise that affects Honolulu’s coasts. The Honolulu City Coun- cil is working to protect homeowners and develop- ers by amending shoreline
Sea level rise isn’t the only threat we face from global warming.
Honolulu Councilmember Calvin Say (left) stands with Chinese navigator Zhai Mo on Aug. 16 at Honolulu Hale. PHOTO COURTESY HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL
pervious areas in our neigh- driveways and less yard borhoods increasing (for space), rainfall infiltration example, more cemented and groundwater recharge
This would be a new fee- based funding that would go toward the maintenance of O‘ahu’s pipes, cul- verts, stream channels and swales, catch basins and stream segments.
setbacks. Bill 41 (2022) seeks to incorporate state lawmakers’ amendments to State Coastal Zone Man- agement Law and imple- ment an erosion-rate-based shoreline setback formula. It will dictate how far new development must be from the shoreline in order to help protect the future-built environment from damage.
in urban communities are prevented, which creates more severe flood condi- tions.
The fee would be as- sessed on how much rain- water, or storm water, a property sends into the city’s storm water infra- structure. The city’s inau- gural Storm Water Strategic Plan has been released to the public and is available online or by contacting my office.
Contact city Coun- cilmember Calvin Say (Dis- trict 5 — Kaimukī, Pālolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Mānoa, Mōʻiliʻili, McCully, Ala Moana, Kaka‘ako and Makiki) at 808-768-5005 or ckysay@honolulu.gov.
We now know that the rainwater we splashed in as kids affects our city storm water infrastructure. With both sea levels and the im-
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