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HONOLULU (KHON2) — On Thursday afternoon, city officials announced its plans to build much-needed low-cost housing in the pricey windward community of Kailua. The vacant lot at 735 Kihapai Pl. is overgrown with weeds, and may not look like much now, but the city has big plans to build a four-story affordable housing complex there […] ....
Hawaii Business Magazine How to Resolve Community Conflicts Community opposition to proposed projects is nothing new, but it seems to be more common nowadays. And more effective. To get moving on such projects, and others, Hawai‘i must work with communities that are demanding a voice in their future. May 3, 2021 Illustration: Kayla Rivera Recent high-profile conflicts have blocked Hawai‘i’s efforts to generate renewable electricity, build affordable housing and improve parks. This report looks at recent community conflicts and discusses ways to find common ground and collaboratively move forward. Hundreds of people spent 39 nights in 2019 blocking the arrival of eight 568-foot-tall wind turbines that they said would be set up too close to residences and schools in rural Kahuku. ....