Currently, there are local family members, who have to work at 2 or 3 jobs, and can't take the time out for politics.

The rising ocean levels, will directly effect the tourism industry.  What is the tourism industry's input and money, to fix this problem?  Unless of course, the plans for Waikiki & other ocean front properties, is to raise all of the buildings, above the predicted water levels, and make Hawaii, the new Venice, Italy.  Since the buildings are made on marsh lands, that will be another engineering feat, just like the World Trade Center buildings in NYC.

Will the tourism industry, allow their workers, time off to attend these meetings?  After all, they will lose their jobs, if the buildings are abandoned, to be submerged into the bottom of the ocean.