It’s too late to prevent coastal damage and shoreline loss as a result of global warming, and Hawaii must prepare for it. Sea level rise is a “game-changer,” says Chip Fletcher, marine geologist and chairman of the Honolulu Climate Change Commission, in Friday’s Star-Advertiser. “Now we need to take action to limit this problem.”

In some coastal areas, it’s time to plan a “managed retreat,” Fletcher advises. Hawaii will also face flooding and storm drain overflow as the water table rises, ready or not.