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Council supports big fine for ugly yards

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Cindy Ellen Russell
Multiple statues mark the properties along Kahala Avenue belonging to Genshiro Kawamoto. Kawamoto was arrested in Japan on alleged tax evasion on Tuesday.
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 2008
A measure being considered by the City Council that increases the daily fine for an overgrown, trashy yard is also known as the “Kawamoto Bill,” named for Japanese billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto, who has been fined $42,000 for various violations at his 21 Kahala properties.