n the surface, it looks like That's the way the debate over the a classic political show­ state's homeless village plan is being The Wolf in down. On one side: The portrayed. But there are too many Smokey state government with a loose ends, unasked questions and heart, aggressively slash­ disquieting hints to accept this inter­ bythe Sheep's Clothing ing through a jungle of red pretation at face value. I can't help tape to build a series of asking, "What's wrong with this pic­ "viIJages" to shelter the homeless. ture?" Sea Is the state'shomeless plan a On the other: An array of appar­ Earlier in the summer, the gov­ 3 ently selfish property owners, ernment that cares aboutthe home­ frontfor development interests? NIMBYsout to protect_allthat they less sent in police and bulJdozers to illlllllllB have accumulated in their own take care of families whb had the By Ian Lind backyards. Artist in Attic 7 \ Rocks ofAges Volume 1, Issue 9, September 11, 1991 11 Every- �I lhing You Always wanted toKnow About Sumo· ) • I I I I � L��(/ ,.----� --- -- ... Mauka to Makai public discussions of the controver­ their neighborho�s or on land use Continuedfrom Page 1 sial plan and refusingeven to appear laws, while they pointedlyignore the Not your audacity to build their own shelters publicly or to be photographed. whole speculative real estate system near the beach at Anahola without Most ominous, in the long term, that has benefitedpolitical insiders in the benefit of charity. I remember are the increasing number of com­ Hawaii foryears. standing in my living room watching ments from the state's homeless And, of course, don't forget that everyday the scenes broadcast from Kauai, coordinator, Bob Stauffer, hinting the Reagan and Bush administrations news­ paper awed by the contrast between the that the plight of the homeless is pulled the plug on federal housing state's homeless "plan" and its attack going to beused to justifysubverting aid and also gave us the S&L and on people trying, however inele­ existing land use, planning and zon­ HUD scandals, which siphoned bil­ Honolulu Weekly gantly, to solve the housing problem ing laws that have helped to prevent lions of dollars out of residentialcon­ A new independentnewspaper tnat specializesin for themselves. unregulated urban blight. struction and into the pockets of investigative reporting, consumer�oriented My mind started to spin again at In order to help the homeless, politically connected crooks. the more recent sight of state offi­ Staufferhas said, we may just have I can't help feeling that the pro­ features, arts and entertainmentcoverage and cials arguing that the housing emer­ to give up the hope of "keeping the posed homeless policy has a lot in political commentary. gency demands sacrifices from country country," along with the common with Enomoto's bogus neighborhoods and communities, planning requirements, zoning and PACs: Get together some develop­ Available free every Wednesday at the while in the next breath proposing land use restrictions that have long ers and others with common inter­ following locations: to reduce the "affordable" require­ been the target of developers' wrath. ests, hide them behind some nice ments placed on the builders vying There is something maddening sounding names and then see how for the right to build a part of the about politicians anq,smug bureau­ much can get done beforethe public Downtown Gallery EAS Kokua Co-op YWCA Richards Street McKinley Car Wash Taniguchi Mart new suburbia. crats who seek to blame the housing figures out the scam. • Ron's Place Records Hawaii Hawaiian Graphics Concern grew when it was crisison people whoare protectiveof Croissanterie Jelly's Comics and McCully Bicycle and announced that the adviser serving Bravo Expresso Books SportingGoods as the "brains" behind the homeless Che Pasta Paul Brown's McCully-Moiliili Heidi's Delicatessen Honolulu Academy of Library plan is a developer of commercial Ian Lind's 10 best ways to Dillingham ArtsTheatre Marco Polo Apt. Bldg. buildings and mini-malls, a crony of Transportation Cafe Sistina Kaimuki the governor who bought into the contribute to the homeless crisis: Building Honolulu Club 7-11 (3105 Waialae inner circle of politics through a pat­ @ Keep selling Hawaii homes to Hemmeter's multi-million dollar Bishop StreetCafe Building Ave.) ternof campaign contributionsthat, Grosvenor Center Interlude Books Columbia Inn Japan. Kahala home so they can see a real Russell's 7-11 (1695 Kapiolani Che Pasta at best,skates on the edge of legality. house. This adviser, developer Tom 0 Finish building the w� of mil­ (TamarindPark) Blvd.) Pillbox Pharmacy 8 Give the City Council's hon­ Russell's Kahala Movie Museum Enomoto, was one of the architects lion-dollar condos across Kakaako. orary country club memberships to (Grosvenor Center) Bravo Expresso Gecko Books& of a scheme toset up a seriesof sham (So it won't do anything for the Russell's Frame Shack Comics homeless. Lighten up!) homeless families. (Amfac Center) Subway KaimukiLibrary political action committees bearing Beef Bowl Kakaako 7-11 (3546 Waialae public interest names like the 0 Arrestthe homeless and then use 8 Build even more stuffat the air­ Waterfall Gallery Cardio Club Ave.) Accountable GovernmentPA C, the the fact that the prisons are full to port. A Little Bit of Saigon Columbia Inn ChaminadeUniversity Aloha PAC, the Government show we're tough on crime. 8 Build another freeway so that Ramsay Gallery Pink's Garage W•d Warehouse WatchdogPA C, and the Love forthe City ArtWorks HawaiianBagels FrameShack @ Build more stuffat the airport. architects and engineers can kick Gateway Gallery Fisher Hawaii Chowder House Land PAC. In fact, the PACs were back campaigncontributions to politi­ Krung Thai Restaurant Kapahulu Liquor Collection fundedby developersand intended to 0 Hire the governor'spress secre­ cians who talk about the homeless. Ba-le (King Street) Go Bananas Walden Books channel money to pro-development tary's husband to do a series of TV Get more sweet deals for the Ba-le (Fort Street) Waikiki-Kapahulu Ward Center political candidates. commercials featuringcars that sleep 0 Alphagraphics Library Big Ed's Perhaps itsno wonder that this key a family of six. mayor's family and friends and let Patisserie Harpo'sPizza MaryCatherine's the benefits trickle down. Asia Mall KapahuluCopies Bakery "adviser'' remains totally behind the 0 Bus school children to Restaurant Row Running Room Mocha Java scenes, declining to participate in Rose City Diner Irifune Kallua R. Field Wine Island Triathlon & Bike TusitalaBooks Company Kapahulu Wine Michael'sLiquor Sunset Grill 7-11 (707 Kapahulu Kalapawai Market Mauka to Makai offers an Paradise Bakery Ave.) HungryEar HONOL ULU opportunityto express Ciao! Ciao! Gelato! Manoa KailuaLibrary opinions on topics of note Waikiki ManoaLibrary Gecko Books & to ourtown. 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Is the South-East Oahu Coastline 10% offcustom & do,it,yourself Destined to be a National Park? framingwith the purchase of a poster or print. Smokey by the Sea FRAME+SHACK Windward 1247-A Ward 317 Kamakee Stadium Ka/u.zla introduced a resolution stating that tourists. Mall KailuaRoad Warehouse Street Mall Mall Betsy Reynolds the areashould be considered forthe Not all politicians agree that this 247-1911 261-3141 523-8866 521-2288 488-8584 735-5000 national park system. The resolu­ area should be a national park. Both his month a team of re­ tion cited the area's scenic grandeur, Gov. Waihee and Mayor Fasi are searchers fromthe Depart­ outstanding geological formations, officially opposed to the project. ment of the Interior's diversity of scenic and scientificval­ One city official, who wished to National Parks Office in ues, and the factthat its configuration remain anonymous, said, "Creating Denver, Colo., will finish allows for effectivemanagement. In a national park would only add phase one of a two-part March of 1990, the state House of another layer of bureau-crap to an study designed to assess the Representatives passed a resolution already congested problem." He cultural, natural and recreational requesting a study on the feasibility described the effortto turnthe area resources in three areas along the of including the shoreline in the into a national park as a political southeastern shoreline of Oahu (see national park system, and allocating move designed to give credit to map).