I spoke to assistant Corporation Counsel Katherine Garson, who is overseeing the La’aloa Avenue extension condemnations, last week. The second condemnation lawsuit hasn’t been filed yet. She is still compiling documentation, such as a certified copy of the resolution and an affidavit from DPW Director Warren Lee. This has be completed before the second condemnation lawsuit can be initiated.
The Makalei Fire Station project continues to move forward. Maryl KPRS Hawaii Joint Venture anticipates this facility will be completed by late summer. I tried e-mailing the manager overseeing construction last week. However, he likely didn’t respond to my e-mails because of the holidays. I hope he’ll provide a detailed overview of the progress this week.
Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company is slated to begin removing the remaining fill material from their Kealakehe Parkway baseyard today. It will take about two weeks to move the material up to West Hawaii Concrete’s facility. In addition, they expect the baseyard will be cleared by the end of January.
I spoke the project manager, who is overseeing the closure of this baseyard, last week. He told me they received a lot of hateful e-mails regarding this eyesore. This is totally unacceptable behavior. These e-mails are an annoyance and won’t expedite this process.
Lastly, the First Circuit Court is slated to hear Goodfellow Brothers motion against DW Aina Le’a Development LLC on February 15th, 2012 in Honolulu. Goodfellow is seeking a preliminary injunction barring DW Aina Le’a Development, etc from disavowing three contracts, which designate how much they receive from each condo unit.
