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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
T his year, the Hawai‘i state Legislature pro- vided much needed financial support for our most vulnerable families, made significant progress in obli- gating resources for Native Hawaiians, took bigger steps in addressing affordable hous- ing and, most importantly for my area, supported a project I have been fighting for ever since first being elected — allocating over a third of a billion dollars ($355 million) for a brand new, state-of-the- art high school for the ‘Ewa Beach and East Kapolei areas. This is a massive win for our
overcrowded ‘Ewa Beach and Kapolei schools.
leadership from Patrol Dis- trict 8 at the relatively new, but underutilized, Wai‘anae station. District 8 headquar- ters are in Kapolei, but it cov- ers the entire Leeward coast from Ka‘ena Point to Iroquois Point. This massive area puts a significant strain on officers and limits their ability and effectiveness in responding to emergency and non-emer- gency calls because of the dis- tance they may have to travel from ‘Ewa to Wai‘anae or vice versa. It also potentially puts overworked and under-
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STATE REP. MATTHEW LOPRESTI
The Push For A New West O‘ahu Police District
I also want to thank my House and Senate colleagues for passing my legislation, House Concurrent Resolution 87, urging the City & Coun- ty of Honolulu to establish a new police district in Leeward O‘ahu to provide adequate services and law enforcement response for our growing West O‘ahu communities.
This bi-partisan resolu- tion was drafted (by me and co-sponsored by my West O‘ahu colleagues) after I or- ganized a visit to meet with Honolulu Police Department
State Rep. Matthew LoPresti (fourth from right) organized a site visit with fellow West O‘ahu elected officials to Wai‘anae Police Station. PHOTO COURTESY THE OFFICE OF STATE REP. MATTHEW LOPRESTI
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