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It'll be interesting to see how Oahu's infrastructure survives with the planned addition of another 60,000 housing units within the next 2 decades. Even if occupancy in each of the new units was only 2 people, that's an additional 120,000 people. If the people living in each housing unit only had 1 car (they probably would have 2 cars because Hawai'i traditionally has been tied to cars for commuting), that would still mean 60,000 more cars on the road. People gripe now about the traffic, crowded schools and deteriorating infrastructure, what'll it be like if all that new housing gets built? Sure, some of the units will be purchased by those who already live on Oahu, but the majority will probably be for people moving to Oahu.
And what about water and waste removal? Where would those people get their drinking water, and where will all the 'opala go? Like all the other counties, Honolulu had better start making some plans to limit growth now, before it's too late. And moving to a neighbor island won't solve the problem because all the neighbor islands have experienced more growth than Oahu already, without the corresponding growth in jobs unrelated to the tourist industry.
Miulang
And what about water and waste removal? Where would those people get their drinking water, and where will all the 'opala go? Like all the other counties, Honolulu had better start making some plans to limit growth now, before it's too late. And moving to a neighbor island won't solve the problem because all the neighbor islands have experienced more growth than Oahu already, without the corresponding growth in jobs unrelated to the tourist industry.
Miulang
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