Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 2014 — WARD, GENE REPUBLICAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WARD, GENE REPUBLICAN

Q1. There is a conflict weenoureconomy anel our environment in Kaka'ako, because Hono-

lulu has an identity crisis. It does not know if it is Singapore or Los Angeles; it does not know where to grow vertically or where to grow horizontally. In the meantime this crisis is costing us precious agriculture lands that are supposed to be protected by our Constitution. Our urban core needs to preserve and protect the beauty of our 'āina, and Kaka'ako is the case study for resolving this identity crisis. Let OHA have

only 3 residential towers that don't block the oeean view and the crisis is over. Q2. I hold "Beer Summits" onee per month in my district. At my last "Beer Summit," my guest speaker at Kona Brewery in the Hawai'i Kai Shopping Center was Governor Waihe'e, who spoke on "Everything you ever wanted to know about Hawaiian Sovereignty." It was a real success for my constituents who were really not sure what nation building was all about, and what were the 3 alternatives. I will continue to provide educational outreach. I have also invited Bumpy Kanahele, but he has not responded.

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