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“It’s really just a disguised apartment house with inadequate parking, so as a nearby resident, I think it really should just be torn down,” a Kaimuki resident said, according to KHON2 News in a story published May 27.
Here’s the story behind the property, and why residents are so unhappy.
What’s happening?
Three years ago, the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) revoked the property’s building permit after discovering discrepancies between the approved plans and the actual construction, per KHON2 News. A report by Hawai’i Public Radio says the structure exceeded the city’s floor area ratio threshold, had more bathrooms and wet bars than permitted and lacked sufficient side and rear yards…