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DHHL commissioners send tree-safety testimony to attorneys, will study removal and mitigation
Summary
A Malu ʻŌhai lessee told the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands Commission that a large shower tree is creating safety, health and structural concerns. The commission moved into executive session to consult attorneys and later said consultants and staff will study mitigation and removal options.
A lessee at Malu ʻŌhai told the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) Commission that a shower tree next to her home is a safety and health hazard and urged the agency to consider tree removal rather than periodic trimming.
Eileen Lehua Camilla, who identified herself as a lessee at Malu ʻŌhai Homestead, said the 2001-planted shower tree now “towers over my second story house,” drops leaves and flowers that aggravate her asthma, and has caused damage to roof gutters, solar panels and a streetlight cover that hangs over the pedestrian sidewalk. She told the commission the tree’s roots have cracked her patio and…
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