Some of you may have noticed that the Ewa side of the ‘Aiea Sugar Mill site has been blocked off. The reason? Construction has finally started on the replacement facility for the ‘Aiea Public Library! The ‘Aiea Community Association and other community leaders have been working on getting this done for more than a decade now, and the vision is finally coming true.
Thank you to everyone who worked to get this done, including ‘Aiea Community Association President Claire Tamamoto, who helped spearhead the effort almost 13 years ago to save this site for a library and community center. She can be seen below in a photo from a Honolulu Star-Bulletin article about early efforts to preserve this area for the community.
Photo from the Honolulu Star Bulletin, January 31, 2000, taken by Ken Ige.
