Governor Neil Abercrombie and state Senator David Ige, who will be challenging the governor in this upcoming election, have both stated that they oppose the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from developing high-rise condominiums near the ocean at Kakaako. OHA is requesting the state for permission to build several residential high-rise building the Kakaako makai parcels that they had received from the state in 2012. Abercrombie stated, "So the simple, straightforward answer is no, I don't support residential high-rises down there. I didn't support it before, I don't support it now. That doesn't mean that they can't make some proposal regarding residences down there that might achieve broader public acceptance." Ige added, "I'm open to considering alternative solutions that enable the preservation of Kakaako makai as publicly accessible open space without residential high-rises."
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 6-23-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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