Find fair way to stop Kawamoto's blight

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 14, 2012

~~<p>Genshiro Kawamoto, the wealthy investor who owns a string of valuable properties that he's kept in various stages of disrepair, has become a veritable thorn in the sides of city officials, who have not yet found the right instrument to extract it.</p>
<p>It's his holdings in Kahala that have drawn the most attention, with complaints from residents that overgrown, vandalized and vacant properties have begun to blight an area famous for its multimillion-dollar homes.</p>
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Genshiro Kawamoto, the wealthy investor who owns a string of valuable properties that he's kept in various stages of disrepair, has become a veritable thorn in the sides of city officials, who have not yet found the right instrument to extract it.

It's his holdings in Kahala that have drawn the most attention, with complaints from residents that overgrown, vandalized and vacant properties have begun to blight an area famous for its multimillion-dollar homes. Login for more...