It’s not clear where the homeless in the Kakaako parks will relocate now that the “sweeps” have started again in earnest. And this may be the case, even when, and if, the state does establish an “ohana zone” where they could stay. That’s because even such a zone might have too many rules and oversight to attract those accustomed to life on the streets. The $30 million bill passed by the Legislature would not permit something that’s too free-wheeling.

After all the warnings about Monday night’s sweeps, a couple dozen packed up and moved on, but only a half-dozen moved into shelters. Let’s hope they find their way to housing.

Selling a Howard Hughes high-rise with sugar

Howard Hughes Corp. is now prepping for a Hawaii Community Development Authority public hearing on a proposed 400-foot condominium tower at Ward Village, the eighth tower to rise in the master-planned community. A rendering of the envisioned 570-unit structure called Ko‘ula, which means “red sugar cane,” notes that it was designed to evoke waving stalks of sugar cane.

The building name seems appropriate as Ko‘ula is the name of a street in Kakaako and was a section of land within a 19th-century estate that covered some 100 acres, which now includes Ward Village. However, while stalk-like lean lines are fine, we’d rather pass on any artistic flourish that involves high-rise waving, thanks.