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My wife and I do some staycationing in Waikiki for a variety of reasons and in general enjoy it. But I personally enjoy it less knowing and feeling that I am staying somewhere that has become increasingly violent.
I would like to feel completely safe walking late at night in Waikiki. I no longer feel that way. I know that many Waikiki residents feel even more distressed about this situation than I do.
What can be done that hasn’t already been done or talked about? I don’t know. I do know that the situation is getting more and more intolerable. Or is this our new normal, and the “intolerable” has become something we just have to live with? I would hate to believe that this is now the case.
Roman Leverenz
Aliamanu
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