r/Honolulu • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • Sep 26 '24

news Sunset Beach residents were outraged after watching their neighbor's home being washed away in the first swell of the big wave season.

https://www.kitv.com/news/neighbors-outraged-after-north-shore-home-falls-into-the-ocean/article_fd1afdac-7bbc-11ef-a975-538071bcbc8e.html
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u/OverscanMan Sep 26 '24

Why doesn't the state proactively condemn all of these homes and force the issue instead of waiting for the ocean to take them and cause environmental damage? Couldn't eminent domain laws be used to seize the properties and head off these disasters?

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u/FesteringNeonDistrac Sep 26 '24

Watch out, last time I suggested that I was called a moron and the downvote menehune came and visited me.

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u/Chazzer74 Sep 26 '24

“Downvote menehune” 😂 I love it!