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drive.google.com/file/d/1pr5r7SQyCHP6TYO5jMqXSogCtyLNd5FS/view?usp=sharing REMINDER TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAWS: Federal laws prohibit placing any material (such as flyers) inside US postal mailboxes, as well as prohibit attaching any material to US postal mailboxes. Weiland W.L. Tang is the Treasurer, Trustee, and Development Committee Chair of Lin Yee Chung Association, and often is a spokesperson (along with LYCA President Charles Wong) for the Manoa Banyan Court development project. The following publicly available information was found on State of Hawaii websites:
1. Unanimous Disciplinary Action by State of Hawaii, Real Estate Commission against Weiland W.L. Tang (minutes of 27 Aug 1993 meeting, Adjudicatory section, paragraph c): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EBl6O2IWSRSbP7d38YUZ7dRjREv_c_Yk/view?usp=sharing 2. Revocation of Weiland W.L. Tang’s Real Estate Salesperson license (RS-24565): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WWD_-zmaIoMm7E4sDpbQs-OsaI6cLvam/view?usp=sharing 3. RICO Complaints History: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1caQycZSap2BPE2vZCaZbLPu4gDcIKZpA/view?usp=sharing Manoa Banyan Court would plop up-to 576 rental tenants in our low-density residential Manoa neighborhood. That's a lot of people! To get a better idea, see a picture of what 500 people looks like at this link:
blog.lime.link/visualizing-crowd-sizes/
Lin Yee Chung Association President Charles Wong shared its "game plan" and its Draft Environmental Assessment for Manoa Banyan Court with Councilmember Calvin Say in a 25 Oct 2021 letter. See letter for more details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EsYl_enqwxB_Ghgs887r8A_Jve5nOu6r/view?usp=sharing
Here's what then-Candidate Calvin Say had to say about affordable housing projects in a 24 June 2020 Civil Beat interview: "At the outset, it should be stated that Hawaii has some of the most extensive land use permitting, zoning and environmental laws in the nation. These laws were enacted to ensure that the public has the opportunity to voice their concerns before a project is approved. While the letter of the law may be followed by scheduling public hearings or allowing community testimony to be submitted, more often than not, the public does not learn of certain projects until it is too late. As a public official, one of my responsibilities is to inform my constituents of these kinds of projects so that they can participate in the process before it is too late. If elected, I would urge my colleagues and the administration to do more than file notice of public hearings in the newspaper (which no one ever reads), and engage the community to build consensus for the project. Ask community organizations to comment. Seek the views of our citizens. When these steps are not taken, the process on the books break down and lead to problems that we see today." Link to entire Civil Beat interview (scroll to Question 4): /www.civilbeat.org/2020/06/candidate-qa-honolulu-city-council-district-5-calvin-say/ Questions to ponder: Do you think Calvin Say kept his campaign promise to the Manoa community? Did Calvin Say inform the community about Manoa Banyan Court development plans? Is Calvin Say looking out for our Manoa community's interests? For more info on LYCA (tax returns, list of Trustees, etc), see: www.causeiq.com/organizations/lin-yee-chung-association,990046605/ Sharing links to the following items for broader community awareness on the proposed Manoa Banyan Court development:
Manoa Banyan Court Phase 1 Pro-Forma Operating Budget (for one 3-story 72 unit condo bldg: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qM8irkzc-5t5dfrp1bEjZblpi97vqX4L/view?usp=sharing Manoa Banyan Court Phase 1 Project Rental Income (for one 3-story 72 unit condo bldg) : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jdC-liq1dztTTGKKPg6CTLaq6KWM5Ir9/view?usp=sharing 2020 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Income and Rent guidelines for Honolulu : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZLHgkSDmsMutgB8nevhCUZnMuACQ_YZv/view?usp=sharing Table of Contents of the Draft Environmental Assessment for Manoa Banyan Court https://drive.google.com/file/d/19n4gJCT_mCH4vTYxI3gcGsBq-uFB_FHa/view?usp=sharing On 08 March 2022 (Tue), Lin Yee Chung Association formally submitted its Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Manoa Banyan Court development project to the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP). By law, Manoa Banyan Court Draft EA is now in the public domain, and a copy of it can be requested in-person at the DPP.
By law, Draft EAs are published in "The Environmental Notice" online on 23rd and 8th of each month: https://planning.hawaii.gov/erp/ For those who can: please consider joining a "Flash" Sign-Waving rally on Friday, 11 March, 4 -6 pm at the intersection of Oahu Ave and East Manoa Rd. Wear a safety vest, if you have, and bring water & sunscreen, and a hat. Appreciate if anyone can make/bring "STOP MANOA BANYAN COURT" and "KEEP MANOA MANOA" signs. This rally will generate more community awareness and visibly demonstrate our concern about Manoa Banyan Court. |
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