HONOLULU — The executive director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is suing the city of Honolulu after his home and others were damaged by flooding in April.
HONOLULU — The executive director of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is suing the city of Honolulu after his home and others were damaged by flooding in April.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Hakim Ouansafi filed a class-action lawsuit last week in state court on behalf of hundreds of east Oahu homeowners that received damage to their properties.
The lawsuit claims the city failed to adequately evaluate, repair and maintain existing flood and drainage systems as residential development and public works projects progressed near streams.
Ouansafi claims the damage was caused by runoff that included wastewater and sewage that overwhelmed the city’s system.
City spokesman Andrew Pereira says the city is reserving comment on the lawsuit because Honolulu Corporation Counsel Donna Leong had not yet seen it.
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Information from: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, http://www.staradvertiser.com
Its about time someone sues the City for neglience when in fact $billions are wasted in construction of Rail, yet practically nothing is allocated in fixing our roads, sewer and maintaining flood control. The worst part of this if he wins this class action lawsuit, it that us taxpayers will most likely be holding the bag and those responsible will retire with full benefits and not be punished.