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Entries from May 13th, 2009

Wednesday (2)…Djou defends neighborhood board fee proposal as way to raise revenue

May 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Politics

Just one day after City Councilmember and GOP Congressional candidate Charles Djou’s office said a bill to charge a $250 fee for multiple appearances at neighborhood board meetings had been “filed inadvertently”, Djou defended his proposal as way to add city revenue in difficult economic times. The proposal to charge a fee to those appearing [...]

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Wednesday…UH Professor calls street-level transit “absolutely the right solution”

May 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · General

The all-elevated rail transit system pushed by Mayor Hannemann, which will carry passengers on a concrete track above existing streets and communities, will have a number of effects, some obvious and some less so, according to a University of Hawaii architecture professor. Besides placing the elevated concrete track and station in front of Aloha Tower [...]

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