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Council advances clear-sidewalks bill

By Gordon Y.K. Pang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 21, 2013

~~<p>An overnight camp-out on the Hono&shy;lulu Hale lawn by (de)Occupy Honolulu supporters failed to dissuade the Honolulu City Council from advancing a bill on Wednesday making it tougher for people to stay on city sidewalks for long periods of time.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Mayor Kirk Caldwell said he prefers that (de)Occupy Hono&shy;lulu supporters voice their opinions and make their opinions known at government buildings instead of Thomas Square, where a group of between 15 and 30 people have stayed overnight since fall 2011.</p>
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An overnight camp-out on the Hono­lulu Hale lawn by (de)Occupy Honolulu supporters failed to dissuade the Honolulu City Council from advancing a bill on Wednesday making it tougher for people to stay on city sidewalks for long periods of time.

Meanwhile, Mayor Kirk Caldwell said he prefers that (de)Occupy Hono­lulu supporters voice their opinions and make their opinions known at government buildings instead of Thomas Square, where a group of between 15 and 30 people have stayed overnight since fall 2011. Login for more...



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