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Council Chair Waters frames housing, transit-oriented development and water protection as top priorities
Summary
In remarks after the oath of office, Council Chair Waters outlined priorities including transit-oriented housing at Iwilei and Aloha Stadium, collaboration on affordable housing with DHHL, protection of drinking water and concerns about major capital costs and the city budget.
Council Chair Waters used the inauguration ceremony to outline priorities for the new council, naming affordable housing, transit-oriented development and protection of drinking water as central concerns and urging collaboration among state and county partners.
Waters said the council will pursue housing projects along the rail line, identifying Iwilei and the Aloha Stadium area as sites for transit-oriented development. “If the State, the City, OHA who owns land there, Kamehameha Schools, Castle and Cook and private partners come together and build housing for…
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