Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Attorney Colin Lee, Policy Manager at the University of Hawaii Climate Resilience Collaborative joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss how quickly our beaches are disappearing and the effect of El Nino, the State’s Constitutional duty to protect all our natural resources, recent legislation and regulations passed to address risks and protect shorelines, litigation surrounding property owners’ refusal to remove artificial barriers that protect their homes but harm our beaches, and whether the government could be required to compensate property owners for their losses. khon2.com/whats-the-law/hawaii-beach-coastal-erosion-lawsuit

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