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By Ken Ige, Star-Bulletin
Excellent point, Peggy Beth. Particularly when you notice that the government recently made Kamakee a through street and is currently extending Ward Avenue up past Fisherman's Wharf to join up with Ahui.
The area in question is a block ewa of Ward, just past the Bank of Hawaii parking lot. There aren't really any buildings on the property, just large vehicles. You can dogleg around the block to get back on Auahi, but it would make it easier to get around in Kakaako -- and relieve some traffic congestion on Ala Moana -- if Auahi were connected.
We couldn't get City Department of Transportation Services spokesperson Cheryl Soon to return our calls, but Kakaako Development Authority head Jan Yokota had the answer: the property is owned by Victoria Ward, and they're happy using it as a parking area.
"There actually has been a lot of interest in opening that (street) up, but we have nothing in process right now to do so," said Yokota.
So don't plan to cruise Auahi end-to-end anytime soon. It'll probably connect someday, however. The government is hellbent on gentrifying Kakaako, to the point of driving out many small businesses in the area, and making it easier to drive around there is a priority.
Hmmm. Peggy Beth didn't notice that where Auahi joins Queen, Queen is also interrupted. Imagine being able to access downtown via Queen Street directly from Ala Moana.
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Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown will headline the Hawaiian Islands Rhythm & Blues Mele 2000 traveling this month to Maui, Oahu and the Big Island. Blues mele in May
Sharing the bill with the Texas and Louisiana blues legend will be Muddy Waters' son Big Bill Morganfield & Bob Margolin, and Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers. Dates are:
May 18 -- At Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Castle Theater, 7:30 p.m., with a 5:30 p.m. pre-mele party, featuring singer-songwriter Tiffany Lee and Company. Tickets at the MACC box office are $20, $25 and $28. Call 242-SHOW (7469).
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