City rethinks plan for building in park

Opposition arises when officials reveal their strategy to locate an ocean safety facility beside the aquarium

By Allison Schaefers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 18, 2013

~~<p>Helen Babalis, a yoga instructor, said she was prepared to bring a group of yoga devotees to block the city from building a lifeguard substation next to the Waikiki Aquarium.</p>
<p>"No. They can't touch this parkland," said Babalis, who was picnicking with friends on the site on Valentine's Day. "It's impossible. We'd all sit in and block the bulldozers if they tried."</p>
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Helen Babalis, a yoga instructor, said she was prepared to bring a group of yoga devotees to block the city from building a lifeguard substation next to the Waikiki Aquarium.

"No. They can't touch this parkland," said Babalis, who was picnicking with friends on the site on Valentine's Day. "It's impossible. We'd all sit in and block the bulldozers if they tried." Login for more...