Japanese billion Genshiro Kawamoto owns approximately 20 single family homes along Kahala Avenue, but has allowed many of them to become run-down. According to the city Department of Planning and Permitting, Kawamoto has paid all $38,000 worth of fines that have been charged to him over the past few years, but Kahala residents feel that not enough is being done to force Kawamoto to maintain his properties. This city typically imposes a daily fine of $50 for a nuisence violation like having weeds growing on your property, but some residents argue that the amounts are nothing to a billionare like Kawamoto. Denise Jackson, a resident of Kahala, stated, “This is disastrous. The guy needs to take control of his property. He has the money. I don’t understand why he can’t do anything.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 6-11-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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