Comment on the actions of the person in the photo and the potential damage it could cause to the car. Additionally, discuss the issues with the City's planning in regards to flooding and development, particularly in vulnerable areas.
The guy in the car (photo) has to be incredibly stupid. Not only does he risk flooding out his engine but he is flushing a huge amount of salt water up into his engine and chassis. A great way to ruin a car fast. 
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That said, the City is encouraging rail stations and transit oriented development in these very same low areas, subject to historic storm and ocean flooding. Its going to be just like the wide scale floods in Texas after Harvey. Rail may be elevated one story but all of the supporting electricity and utilities will be at or below grade. Just another example of incredibly bad City "planning" like Sand Island Waste Water Treatment Plant at three feet above sea level. 
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This is why all of the sinkholes keep appearing, because most of Makai Honolulu is built on very porous coral and trash fill. It's all sinking as the ocean rises, which pushes the groundwater level even higher ahead of it. No "sea wall" is going to stop it. But that's "government" in Hawaii. No intelligence.