1. Recent Civil Beat article on the growing community friction about the controversial 201H-38 approved Kuilei Place development, a so-called affordable housing project in McCully/Moiliili: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/proposed-honolulu-high-rise-is-pitting-residents-and-neighborhood-boards-against-city-officials/
2. Article highlights Councilmember Calvin Say's role in fast-tracking the Kuilei Place project despite City DPP's opposition to Kuilei Place exemptions, StarAdvertiser's Editorial against Kuilei Place exemptions, and despite unanimous opposition of McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board to Kuilei Place. 3. Article said an online petition to recall Councilmember Calvin Say was started: https://www.change.org/p/recall-councilmember-calvin-say-he-is-not-responsive-to-his-constitutents?redirect=false
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According to DCCA records, two more long-time LYCA Trustees have resigned under the tenure of LYCA President Charles Wong. Of note, both these now-former LYCA Trustees previously provided campaign donations to Councilmember Calvin Say (perhaps in violation of LYCA Bylaws). LYCA is now down to only eight remaining Trustees.
1. Dr. Glenn Pang resigned as LYCA Trustee on 04 AUG 2022: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11XaxS9xzdqxXyvFJHDzYGnUphGTAEAhH/view?usp=share_link 2. Leslie G.Y. Young resigned as LYCA Trustee on 01 AUG 2022: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TakAoNESiTuAZyamveosc0Ens_p2axZq/view?usp=share_link 3. Updated list of Lin Yee Chung Association Trustees (only eight LYCA Trustees remaining): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d7jUxR1rxkZgy1RezZyy4QmkbCei28E0/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=114108623129176669460&rtpof=true&sd=true According to the searchable Hawaii State Campaign Spending Commission's database for all campaign contributions from Nov 2006 to July 2022 (https://hicscdata.hawaii.gov/dataset/Campaign-Contributions-Received-By-Hawaii-State-an/jexd-xbcg/data), the following LYCA trustees made campaign contributions to Calvin Say on the following dates : Leslie GY Young, $250, 18 Aug 2020 Patricia Chinn MD, $500, 03 Aug 2020 Glenn Pang MD, $1000, 02 Jul 2020 Glenn Pang MD, $1000, 01 May 2015 Glenn Pang MD, $500, 20 Nov 2006 LYCA’s 2018 Amended Articles of Incorporation state: “The Corporation shall not participate in or intervene (including publication or distribution of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.” (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eKDK8Scm8L_Z7FmPG5vCOhco-oagv3sm/view?usp=share_link) In a letter dated 21 Oct 2021 from LYCA President Charles Wong to Councilmember Calvin Say, Mr. Wong spells out LYCA's game plan to develop Manoa Banyan Court under Section 201H-38, and furnishes an advance preliminary copy of the Manoa Banyan Court Draft Environmental Assessment (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EsYl_enqwxB_Ghgs887r8A_Jve5nOu6r/view?usp=sharing ) In case you hadn't already seen: An excellent thoughtful op-ed article by former state Land Use Commission chair, Jonathan Scheuer, and UH Law School attorney, Deja Ostrowski titled "5 Tools To Disarm The Weaponization Of Affordable Housing" was recently published in Civil Beat.
The authors cited Manoa Banyan Court as an example of weaponization of affordable housing (article excerpts provided below):
Link to article: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/5-tools-to-disarm-the-weaponization-of-affordable-housing/ |
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