People have lived on the north shore of Kauai since about 800 AD, and they have had houses and roads which were subject to extreme weather events since about a

People have lived on the north shore of Kauai since about 800 AD, and they have had houses and roads which were subject to extreme weather events since about a week after they arrived. And people have lived in the Pacific Islands for a lot longer than that - Hawaii was the last Pacific Island chain to be inhabited. If you believe that humans “invaded” Kauai then, if you're being consistent, you should probably also believe we invaded everywhere except sub-Saharan Africa. Also, “sympathy” is a defining human characteristic.