From the early 1900s, Kalihi was developed in being one of Honolulu’s residential district. Multi-ethnic community that consist of Hawaiians, Chinese, Japanese and other immigrants. 1920/1930: Kalihi set off to be an area of affordable housing. In addiiton, Kalihi was later built to be an area of industrialzed and commercial areas as well.
The rail claims to be a way of civilizing the image of Kalihi.
“There’s no empty space in Kalihi anymore, except a few parks maybe, school grounds. Used to be vegetable gardens, flower gardens, taro patches, grazing land, chicken farms. Not anymore. Even the hillsides are covered now with homes. But it used to be a quiet, really quiet, open area. You could walk to anyplace you wanted to go. No place was too far to walk, that is, within Kalihi. But today, well, it’s just grown that’s all.” —Adolph “Duffie” Mendonca
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A community that brings people together It will always remain a place of home A stop for everything (Convenient area) One thing a person will never encounter unless you lived in Kalihi is its pride and character. • You have to live it to see it.
• South of Middle Street is Kamehameha highway with industrial and commercial businesses. • Many people use this street in attempt to go onto the H1 or Nimitz Highway. • Many years ago, Middle St was an area of warehouses. • Before Kalihi Transit Center, it was Schuman Carriage. • With the rail, the City and County of Honolulu plan to improve the developing area.
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Kalihi Jail was built in 1916 on undeveloped land Largest jail facility in the State of Hawaii consist of 16 acres of land. Plan for OCCC is to remodel or move the facility to Halawa. Could Cost of $489 million Claim for it be an area for affordable housing or senior living and commercial development Think about it: Across the street and down the street of OCCC is industrial businesses and other areas people only utilize upon certain business. It is an unfit area for affordable housing with the inconvenience of the rail in front of homes.
• Area used to be filled with farm land. Specifically, taro and vegetable farms. • There was also homes. • Homes were owned by farmers who owned the surrounding land. • Owned by Japanese Americans.
• Kapalama area used to be Warehouses and shops. • There was a little shopping center called “Wigwam” • It was open land, lot of greenery with families living in affordable homes.
• The Canal used to nr Clear blue waters with fish, crabs and prawns. • Today the Palama canal is polluted is because people would just dump trash • City and County plans for the canal is revitalize the area to have affordable housing, pedestrian walkways and shops. • Recently, they built fence around the canal the to prohibit the less fortunate from camping • The cost of fence was about $240,000.
• It is congested area in Kalihi • Food businesses: Aloha Shoyu (Where BOB’s BBQ is located today) Libby’s Factor: Can vegetables production • Other then that it was flat ground/bushes • College: New York Tech to the left of BOB’s BBQ today. • Used to be a two way road
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Established in 1920 as a Territorial Trade School in Palama. Before the college, it was warehouses and an rubbish infirmary It was also known as Kapalama housing There was also a route that Oahu railway and land company use to pass through to be deliver pineapple sand other things.
• The whole Iwilei Area used to be Del Monte Cannery (Pineapple business) • Teenagers at the age of 16 was able to work • Today, the area consists of a Homeless Shelter, commercial, industrial businesses, Costco and more.
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