All stakeholders must press for KPT repairs

After touring the Kuhio Park Terrace and Kuhio Homes housing project Thursday, state lawmakers are calling for a hearing into conditions at the Kalihi public housing project. And they promised residents they would press the Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority to address deplorable health, safety and maintenance issues that have plagued the project for years.

It's a welcome call for action. Lifting the public housing project from its deep decline will take effort from all stakeholders—the Housing Authority, state lawmakers, residents, community leaders and more.