On October 25, 5:00 pm, Defend Oahu Coalition will have a candle light vigil at Honolulu Hale, the same night that the City will be meeting to discuss the Turtle Bay issue.
During the recent Koolauloa Neighborhood Board meeting Chair Dee Dee Letts commented that City Corporation Counsel stated the community has no say since City Council left the permits in question open ended with no time limits.
Other comments at the board meeting include:
"Board member Kathryn Heath reported that several members of the Koolauloa Board had attended the Hawaii 2050 Task Force Kick off Conference on Sustainable Communities and listened to former Governor George Ariyoshi speak. The former Governor went ahead and spoke about working on plans from the 1970's for the future and upon review of these plans; the comment was that much of what he and his associates had not come to pass. Ariyoshi cautioned that past plans should be revisited and Heath stated that with the community and other leaders, it would be time for the community to revisit the past plans made for Turtle Bay."
"DPP declined a public meeting but advised written statements would be taken in for consideration."
"Choon James stated that over 11,000 people through petition supported the revisiting of these plans...."
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According to the 2006 population estimates (HomePages.com - US City Profiler), there are approximately 18,000 people living on the North Shore. With 11,000+ signatures on the petition to have an additional environmental impact statement completed, that makes over 60% of the North Shore population favoring a new study.
Of course, the 11,000+ is made up of not only North Shore residents, but residents of Oahu at large (and beyond). Still, that is a big statement. Any politician running a competitive race would kill for that number.
The earlier figure of 11,000 may be incorrect. A petition of 5,000+ names was given to Mayor Mufi Hanneman by officials of Defend Oahu Coalition asking for a reevaluation of the Environmental Impact Statement that was drawn up over 20 years ago.
Of the 6,000+ other names, I'm not sure as to where they are.
Does anyone know where they are? Or if it is an incorrect figure?
Considering the 5,000+ figure, the percentage is 30% of the North Shore population. In comparison, this past primary election had approximately 20,000 North Shore residents (Wahiawa to Laie) listed as registered voters. North Shore turnout averaged less than 25%!
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