Pono, or living right, is gone forever.
I live in Kakaako and a 40-plus-story condominium tower is being built right next door on Keawe Street. I live in the Pohulani Senior Living Apartments on Coral Street and did not know this was coming.
We were told about the good things: We would have a pocket park next door, our driveway would be improved, and so on. What we were not told was, “We will take away a lot of your view and an ample amount of afternoon sunshine, and your peace will be disturbed for 5-1/2 days a week.” We had to find out for ourselves.
Pohulani is a low-income senior residence and, under new ownership, our building was renovated, for which most of us were grateful. But I had neighbors already with health concerns and some passed due to the stress.
It seems to me that the developers don’t give a damn about the people they are building close to, so I want to know: Where has pono gone?
Daci Armstrong
Kakaako
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