Capsun's Corner – by Capsun M. Poe

Do you live in Kapahulu, Kaimuki, Palolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Manoa, Moiliili, Mc Cully, Kakaako,  Ala Moana or Makiki? If so, you probably live in Honolulu’s Council District 5.
And there’s a mail-in election going on.  Usually, voters have to wait until November of an even numbered year to vote.  And I’ve already suggested you do it [...]

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I’ve been visiting and helping (when I can) with the Makiki Community Learning Center (formerly the Makiki Library) this year.  Until my wedding was imminent, I was also trying to help with their Rediscover Makiki event, which is really a Sunset in the Park, Makiki’s version of the Sunset on the Beach events sponsored in [...]

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If you haven’t done so already, you can read A History of Makiki Library, Part 1, which discusses it’s storied history to the present day. But here’s the rest of the story now:
Over the years, however, the library’s aging building deteriorated and suffered damage from vandalism.  At one time, the City contemplated demolishing the building.  [...]

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