Safer Streets in Kakaako needs action - not more broken promises.

Kim Coco Iwamoto uses her campaign for state house to amplify her neighbors’ complaints about the dangerous condition of Kakaako’s streets. She forced the 30-year incumbent Rep to hold a desperate, Hail Mary press conference so he could promise voters that Queen Street will be fixed after the primary election; ballots arrived in voters’ mailboxes the next day.
 
Voters in Ala Moana-Kakaako are no stranger to election year stunts and broken promises. Before the 2022 primary election, Rep. Scott Saiki held press conferences announcing he would restore and upgrade one blinking crosswalk near Kolowalu Park and install one new dog park across the street – but both promises still remain unfulfilled more than two years later.
 
“I’m very disappointed in Rep. Scott Saiki, because this crosswalk is about my childrens’ safety, and everyone's safety; it shouldn't just be an election year campaign,” explained Karen Cheung. “I stand with Kim Coco and I will be voting for Kim Coco.”
 
Chevy Saniatan, lost her daughter Sara Yara when she was killed by an unlicensed driver in a crosswalk near McKinley High School. “I reached out to Rep. Saiki, who seemed concerned when the media was present,” Chevy explains, “he introduced HB2526, but it wasn’t what I asked for: it didn't separate unlicensed drivers from their cars. I'm deeply disappointed with Saiki – he wasted my time to push his own agenda.”
 
“Even though the incumbent misses the mark when it comes to ACTION, after 30 years, at least he’s finally talking about the issues our neighbors care about,” offers Kim Coco Iwamoto.