A total of eight residents living along Pohaku Loa Way near Laniakea Beach on the North Shore of Oahu spent $4,000 to build a 70-foot long wooden fence to block the private road from public use. Within days, vandals cut holes in three sections of the fence, causing the residents to state that they may build a steel rail or rock wall instead. Dr. Carl Hodel, who organized the collection, stated, "How would you feel to have 1,200 people standing in your driveway every day, and you can't get out of your own driveway?" Hodel noted that visitors illegally cross through Pohaku Loa Way as the closest and most convenient path to get to Laniakea Beach.
However, the city Department of Planning and Permitting has informed Hodel and the other residents that they have 30 days to remove the fence or face fines, as they did not obtain a building permit or a special management area permit. Steve Cheung, a city planner, stated, "They have no permit at all. If they don't start to apply for a permit, they have to remove the fence by Oct. 16."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 9-18-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
