Due to ongoing erosion problems — exacerbated by this summer’s king tides — Kuhio Beach is looking less than postcard-perfect. Surely, the narrowing of the shoreline must be disappointing to many visitors expecting ample elbow room in spaces between the hotels makai of Kalakaua Boulevard and the wash of the waves.

The Waikiki Beach Community Advisory Committee and related groups should work quickly to forge an effective long-term strategy for maintaining a scenic and walkable Waikiki Beach area. (A community forum will be held 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at Waikiki Community Center.) After all, if the famous sands slip away, the tourist dollars will, too — Waikiki generates more than 40 percent of the state’s visitor industry revenue.

Keep pedal to metal to solve Kakaako streets snafu

So it looks as if final resolution of the street ownership problem in Kakaako lies a long way off, much to the consternation of some businesses there frustrated that street upkeep and other issues remain in legal limbo.

The city is in the process of condemnation of eight streets involved in a longstanding ownership dispute, and while the decision was made for the city to acquire them, neighbors worry that the process is stalling.

Not that these things are ever speedy, but everyone hopes for signs of progress. This story goes back a century; it needs to end — soon.