The Honolulu Board of Water Supply shut off water to a derelict downtown office building on Thursday following a request by its owner, Union Mall Development Group LLC — the latest blow to residents of the squalid co-living space inside a former office building.
Since October, the nine-story building — converted by Union Mall Development and its founder, Chad Waters, into unpermitted residences without proper kitchens and bathrooms — has been without air-conditioning, working elevators and electricity.
Residents have complained of violence and theft. In one instance, after a resident won an eviction case allowing her to stay at the property, building staff wrestled her to the ground and hit her on the head while police officers stood by…