What housing shortage?

[BillyB]

Did anyone catch the news report about housing? They toured Hale Aloha O Puna elderly housing in Keaau. Eight out of thirteen units are uninhabitable, and it looks like they have been blighted for a long time.
Our bipolar State government has housing 60% vacant due to neglect during a much bemoaned housing shortage of at least 18 years that I know of.

The reps from the district seemed oblivious to the situation, but now see a need to clean up at least the bathrooms so refugees can take a shower. Why have these units been abandoned for so long? Where were these state reps two weeks ago before the cameras arrived?

From about 1:12 run time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPKv9-mHEs

[randomq]

Where did the money go? A quick Google shows millions requested towards these properties over the years. Did they not get the funding? Could they not afford cleaning and painting supplies?

https://damontucker.com/tag/hale-aloha-o-puna/

http://opi-data.s3.amazonaws.com/kona/ee...ex.html#19

http://statelegals.staradvertiser.com/20...063656-01/

[kalakoa]

Where did the money go?

Question applies equally well to everything government does, especially around here.

See if you can connect the dots:

Taxes went up. Everyone got raises. Services got cut...