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| Above, the destruction in Waikiki by Godzilla. |
Godzilla first appeared in 1954 and other giant monsters followed in the ensuing years. During all that time, I don't recall anyone bothering to do some "numbers crunching" on what their attacks on Tokyo, Yokohama, Fukuoka and other places would cost the local (and national) economies as well as the costs involved to repair and rebuild them.
Finally, someone has.
Pacific Business News took a look at what it would cost the Hawaiian economy should Godzilla's and M.U.T.O.'s attacks on Waikiki and the Honolulu International Airport were real. The resulting numbers are astounding.
They begin their article with:
In real life, the filming in Hawaii of key scenes for the latest Godzilla remake pumped some money into the local economy last year. But anyone who has seen the film knows that parts of Oahu — SPOILER ALERT! — get thoroughly trashed by a fight between Godzilla and a skyscraper-size parasite called a MUTO.
The carnage is impressive and rendered so realistically that we wondered how much it would cost to fix the damages if this Hollywood fantasy actually happened. Crunching some numbers quickly reminds one how essential Waikiki and air travel are to our economy.To read the article, go here.
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