City crews to clear homeless from 3 sections of Kakaako
Tents and property pile up on the corner of Ilalo and Keawe Street on Sept. 16.
The city will clear the homeless from three additional sections of Kakaako Makai next week, Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced today.
On Tuesday, the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances will be enforced on the block bordered by Ala Moana Boulevard and Koula, Ilalo and Ohe streets.
On Oct. 1, city crews will clear the block bordered by Ala Moana Boulevard, and Ohe, Ilalo and Ahui streets.
On Oct. 2, the sweep will clear the block bordered by Ala Moana Boulevard, Ahui Street and Ward Avenue.
The actions are the fifth, sixth and seventh phases of the block-by-block sweeps that began Sept. 8.
The densest concentration of homeless is located on both sides of Ohe, makai of Ilalo. The city has not announced exactly when it intends to clear that area, but said it will happen in the coming weeks.
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Two days ago, a federal judge denied a temporary restraining order seeking to stop the city’s enforcement of the sidewalk nuisance and stored property ordinances. The request was made by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, which is continuing its lawsuit challenging the city’s enforcement procedures of those laws.
