Oahu is an island...with too many cars, too many people, not enough highways and parking lots, and not enough affordable housing.  There is no where to go to but up and all it would take is for the island to sink from the weight of it's occupants.  I wish I could blame the rising sea, but is it happening now?  The sky is falling, and we are ignoring the fact that our feet is wet by the "encroaching" ocean.  People, YOU GOT TO STOP!  There is no other recourse.