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Year in Review the 'City's Major Problem Now, Prising Real Estate Transactions NOTICE TO HAWAII MARINE READERS We hope you will enjoy this special readers during the holiday season when This special edition, published each edition of the Windward Sun Press, the Hawaii Marine is not published. year, is in no way connected to the Navy created especially for Hawaii Marine qa4tarie mathte or the U.S. government. Windward Sun Press VOL. XXX NO. 32 25 Cents/Voluntary Payment For Home Delivery One Dollar Per Four Week Period WEEK OF DECEMBER 28-JANUARY 3, 1990 Marine Reserve BRIEFLY delivers toys, joy Flood control stalled Ringing e to needy families KAILUA - The flood control project for Kawainui Marsh has hit another snag. Almost By Sgt. T. SHEARER two years after the 1987 New Year's Eve flood, 'Twas a week before Christmas, the city has issued a $395,000 draft environ- And all though the Isles, mental statement that the U.S. Army Corps of Some flying leathernecks traveled, Engineers says is unacceptable. Spreading broad smiles ... " The corps, which has jurisdiction over the 6,850-foot levee in the marsh, opposes the city's As part of the U.S. Marine Corps plans to reduce parts of the levee and wants to Reserve Annual Toys-for-Tots cam- study the project further. paign, leathernecks from 4th Force An additional $250,000 in city funds was Reconnaissance Co. out of Pearl City approved this month for a joint study between distributed over 500 toys to needy the city and the corps, which may ultimately cost families living on the outer islands up to $400,000 and take two more years to Dec. 19. complete. To get the toys out to the children, According to Dana Kokubun, a spokesperson they relied on the Christmas tradi- for the National Audubon Society, the new agree- tion of air delivery. Their sleigh was ment between the city and corps is an expensive a Marine Medium Helicopter delay. Squadron-262 CH-46 cargo helicop- "The part we're not happy about is the public ter from Marine Corps Air Station, was not informed of what was going on," Kokubun Kaneohe Bay. said. "The public's time and money have not Toys-for-Tots is a nation-wide been well spent." charity campaign the Marine Corps Reserve started in 1948, annually distributing millions of toys through issues EIS the various reserve sites. Toys are Nanatomi collected through individual and WINDWARD- Nanatomi Hawaii has issued a corporate donations, with the re- draft environmental impact statement on its serve Marines donating off-duty proposed Malulani Sports Complex in Heeia Kea time to organ-ize the drive. Valley. We start as early as September, The $26 million project will include an 18-hole and work steady through the holi- golf course, a clubhouse with a restaurant, tennis days to get the toys out," said GySgt. _) courts, a health spa and aerobics facility. It will Michael Camm, a platoon sergeant also have 30 to 35 single-family homes. with 4th Force Reconnaissance Co. The golf course will be private, but will be open "This is a great example of how the to the public for a fee However, according to the simple efforts of a few people can EIS, Nanatomi will offer discounts to Kahaluu brighten the lives of a lot of people." and Kaneohe residents. Their efforts are far from simple, Nanatomi also will donate about nine acres of however, as all of the done by ,the property for community oriented facilities. the 60 reserve Marines is performed Approximately one acre will go for the realign- on their own time. Work ranges from ment of Kamehameha Highway near the en- planning events for toy collections, trance to the Heeia Kea Pier. The highway to storing and transporting them realignment will open up about three acres next when the holiday rolls around. to the pier, which will be turned into a public "We've been flying toys to the beach park, the document notes. outer islands for quite a few years," added Camm. "I feel that without our help, a lot of children would be left Likelike repairs out on Christmas morning." Strangely enough, delivering toys WINDWARD - Sen. Stan Koki announcea to needy tots was nothing new for recently he has obtained a commitment from the the air crew flying the helicopter. state Department of Transportation (DOT) to Last year the helicopter squadron revise the design plans for resurfacing Likelike was deployed to the Republic of the Highway. Philippines, where they performed a The new plan, which includes the area from similar relief mission. Burmeister Overpass to Kamehameha Highway, They flew food and toys to the will include smoother connections at the Anoi island of Corregidor in conjunction Road-Likelike Highway and Kahekili-Likelike with a Navy project. "It was a blast Highway intersectional Koki said. lighting up the kids' lives," said "I have received numerous complaints about aleitard A11100 Imola SSgt. Tony Limon III, a CH-46 crew severe particu- the dips at these intersections, Among those awaiting the arrival of the 1990s is Jeffrey Diaz, 15 months. son of Hector and Elaine Diaz of chief. "There's a really good feeling larly at Anoi Road," Koki added. "These irregu- Kailua. One of Jeffrey's New Year's resolutions appears to be mastery of the telephone, which includes lots you get when you're away from home larities create traffic jams and are extremely of practice. for the holidays, but you can still hazardous to drivers." help someone who needs it." According to DOT spokeswoman Marilyn Kali, construction for the 60-day project will begin sometime in January. Year in review The 'city's major problem now, prising real estate transactions. Sewage spills, however, is finding a way to work Jet skis, golf Windward Mall Shopping Center sold effectively with the Army Corps for about $75 million to WM Associ- of Engineers to install flood-control ates, a Hawaii company made up of B&B dominate measures in Kawainui Marsh. courses worry California investors. And residents worried that the Kokokahi YWCA It has taken two years and $395,000 area residents would change hands. Kailua's news for the city to come up with a draft The potential sale of Kokokahi drew Environmental Impact Statement for WINDWARD-Kaneohe area res. a strong reaction from the commu- WINDWARD - Although Kailua the project, was from which includes such plans idents this year felt the encroachment nity, which considers the property a spared natural disasters in as using explosives to 1989, blow apart of Japanese development, and the Kaneohe landmark. Y officials said the lingering effects of the 1987 vegetation, and capping and build- New Year's Eve flood continued to be proliferation of golf courses became a they were looking at more lucrative ing up long sections of the existing topic of hot discussion at neighbor. ways of using the site. an important issue as residents and levee. But now the corps feels city officials wrangled over flood the hood board meetings as did the But it was the increase in golf city's plan for the levee is inade- commercialization of Kaneohe Bay. courses and water sports operations control proposals and compensation quate, $250,000 for damages. and another has been that by far dominated the news for approved for a joint $400,000 plan Bay concerns also stirred up some Other stories dominating the head- debate regarding the "ownership" of the Kahaluu and Kaneohe area. lines this that could take another couple of year dealt with faulty sewer years to complete. the bay's waters and the land under- lines, golf course development, tax neath it. Officials from the Kaneohe Golf courses proposals, traffic and parking prob- Marine Corps Air Station said the lems and run-down recreation bay was under federal jurisdiction; facilities. But no single issue polar- the state disagreed. The city said there is an "insa- ized the community quite like the Sewage woes tiable" demand for more golf courses. This year also saw some major to a report by the city city's recent action on vacation rent- projects off the And according transportation get of Land Utilization, 11 William Mg photo als and bed and breakfast opera- Heavy rains played havoc with ground. The boring of the H-3 ex- Department PIGEON PERCH: A flock of fat pigeons sit on tions. Kailua sewer lines during early 1989. links were in various planning and ploratory tunnel began in Haiku construction stages in the Windward terephone wires near the old Star Market location Here is a look at some of the topics The Department of Public Works Valley, and Kahekili Highway be- in Kailua. The pigeons used to thrive on tidbits from covered in the Sun Press during 1989. (DPW) admitted to dumping over a rea. came a model for future contra-flow In the Kaneohe-Kailua area, three a drive-in restaurant that was recently torn down 50,000 gallons of raw sewage into projects. Kaelepulu Stream from the En- courses have already been given the Flood-related issues Some development projects, how- green light. Farmers were relocated chanted Lake pumping station from ever, were put on hold because of March to May. from Maunawili Valley to make way The 1987 New Year's Eve Flood community opposition. Malama for two 18-hole courses, Minami INDEX cost Kailua residents millions in Residents, environmentalists and Gentry's marina proposal at Heeia U.S.A. has started construction 'on damages and generated numerous DPW director Sam Callejo blamed Kea got shot down at an emotional its course adjacent to Hoomaluhia negligence claims against the city, the sewer spills on rainwater leaking Community Hour sponsored by state park, and Pacific Atlas plans to Murphy's Law/page A-4 many of which have yet to be settled.
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