Billionaire With Rundown Kahala Homes Wants Private Museum
The saga of Japanese billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto and his mysterious plans for his rundown Kahala properties took another turn Tuesday night. Kawamoto has a lot of homes that are falling apart in the East Honolulu community and neighbors turned out at a meeting to express concerns about his new plans for a private museum. He was called a “bad neighbor” because he doesn’t take care of his properties. But area Rep. Barbara Marumoto said it’s Kawamoto’s right to build a private museum. A problem will arise if he decides to try to make it a public facility.
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