Illegal structures removed in Anahola
LIHUE — The state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands conducted two joint operations with the Kauai Police Department and mayor’s office in August to remove homeless encampments, unpermitted structures and abandoned vehicles on the makai side of Kuhio Highway in Anahola.
On Aug. 21, the entities, in conjunction with the state Department of Transportation, Gov. David Ige’s state homeless coordinator, and Homeless Support Services removed unpermitted campers and unauthorized structures from DHHL properties in Anahola.
Notices to vacate the premises were issued on Aug. 19. Any unclaimed property was handled in accordance with Hawaii law.
Officials with the KPD and the mayor’s office say both departments are committed to the continued efforts of reducing criminal activities, capturing wanted fugitives, and in assisting with the cleanup of DHHL properties that have become dumping grounds for abandoned vehicles and a haven for illegal structures.
“The August joint operation with DHHL and other agencies punctuates Chief Todd Raybuck’s efforts to cleanup areas of Kauai and ensure the general safety for residents,” said KPD Detective Barry DeBlake. “KPD is committed to a partnership with DHHL to conduct enforcement in the no-trespass areas as part of Chief Raybuck’s crime-reduction goals.”
“The joint operation pulled together resources that wouldn’t otherwise have made the cleanup possible,” said Hawaiian Homes Commission Chair William J. Aila Jr.
“We are appreciative of the coordination and support received from state, county and contractors in this operation, and DHHL would like to thank Mayor Derek Kawakami and Chief Todd Raybuck for their overwhelming support during the joint operation in Anahola,” Aila said.
“We look forward to the continued partnership in ensuring the safety of our beneficiaries and the trust.”
Hello Hawaiians! You’re living in the USA
pay for permits like everyone one else here on Kauai! Stop living in the pass! Some of you Hawaiians have free home in Anahola and you can’t even take care if it, you pass by and it look like a garbage dump. YOU don’t even appreciate what the state gives you but you still complain. SMH
Hello Vicky,
Our hosts, the Hawaiian people, were robbed of their kingdom, their language, their culture, they never paid taxes before white men came to install themselves on their land. Many lost their land because of the imposed taxes they had no clue they had to pay. And where forced to adopt a system totally foreign to their real needs of shelter, food and community. A system that created poverty for the natives. Try Aloha
Apparently Vicky is one of those people that’s not Hawaiian or from the island. Go back to the mainland or start being part of the solution and not the problem.
I totally respect our locals and the fact that some have met some unfortunate situations. But if you are house-less and living off the grid or whatever. Please pick up your rubbish and whatever you have decided to hoard. If you move on and don’t want it. Have the common courtesy to be thankful and discard it properly and move on. I mean of all people I would expect you to be grateful.
Marta Whitlock, sorry to be the one to inform you that this is 2019 and EVERYONE pays taxes. If the Hawaiians or anyone that has land needs to pay taxes, it’s called bills that come to your home, delivered from the US postal service, it get put in to a mail box or PO Box. The Hawaiian’s blame the white people, but sorry to say that most of the Hawaiians here on Kauai are married to white woman and men. The white must be good enough to marry. In my eyes, that is called hypocrites. The Hawaii people curse the whites, but they go home and share their same bed. I have land and I pay my taxes, I am on the system. You can just build a house just because you say you’re Hawaiian. This life is to work, pay bills, pay taxes, and pay for your property that you want, if not it will get taken away. I work hard for my money like normal US citizen do, we don’t collect from the State and take advantage. Welcome to the real world August 21, 1959 we became part of the USA. If people had a problem with it they should have moved. There no reason to be homeless, there are so many jobs out here on Kauai, people are just doing too much drugs and lazy to work. While people like me work so hard to pay for the lazy people collecting from the State. Aloha !