Rising seas and climate change turn Hawaiian cesspools into environmental disaster

Hauula, Hawaii faces coastal erosion and pollution from 83,000 septic systems disposing waste into the ground.
Effluent from the cesspools is contaminating groundwater and flowing into the ocean, damaging coral reefs and threatening public health.
Hawaii mandated the removal of all cesspools by 2050, but the costly process is challenged by climate change and lack of funding.
Cesspools near the coast risk being swept out to sea, while inland ones pollute aquifers and beaches.
Exposure to sewage effluent harms marine life and can cause health issues in humans.