Moiliili/McCully - perceptions, etc. (HNL) (Honolulu: apartments, rentals, neighborhood)
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Well it was at one time a nice area with less expensive low rise apartments, close to schools, and centrally located. I spent a lot of my youth hanging out there. In the past decade it has really gone downhill. The parks and library are full of transients "homeless". They occupy the parks and sidewalks. Many of those rentals are occupied by Micronesians with up to ten people living and sleeping per unit. They tend to drink and fight a lot with stabbings a common occurrence. Having witnessed the before and after that's my take on it. If your gonna live there stay in a high rise or go "mauka" of King Street.
Many of those rentals are occupied by Micronesians with up to ten people living and sleeping per unit.
That seems to be a regular theme of a lot of U.S. cities these days. Rent is so expensive and demand is so high, that most immigrant groups do exactly that.
Interesting how American born tend to go more homeless or just simply move away altogether rather than number up.
Reflection of rental costs more than anythng it seems.
The first place I rented was in Moilili, it was a studio. Made it real easy to get to downtown for work, as it's a straight shot down Beretania.
There's some sketchy areas, but overall it wasn't that bad. I swear I saw a rainbow every day while living there. (Proximity to the rain that usually falls in the nearby valley)
I lived on Coolidge for a year, makai of King St, and I loved it! Never had any issues with the area. It was super convenient to walk to the Star Market for groceries and also walk/ride my bike to Waikiki on the weekend. My office was right by the mall, so it only took me 10min driving to get over there. I was in a 20-unit 2-story walkup, one bedroom, rent was $900. Never had any problems with neighbors, I always felt safe. I did however used to lock up my bike to a tree behind my building and someone stole it - cut the lock right off. It was ridiculous because the bike wasn't in good shape at all and you'd maybe be able to get $10 for it. But other than that, no issues at all!
The area is not a "ghetto" by any stretch of the imagination. Those familiar with cities with serious issues like Detroit, Memphis, and New Orleans would relate. It's just disheartening to see public areas the City & County of Honolulu is responsible for maintaining allowed to be turned into places that are not welcoming for families, women, or the many elderly that reside around there. Those living in the makeshift tents adjacent to the public library and around Stadium Park are a plague to local business with shoplifting, public drinking, and fights, not to mention it's looks third world. More problems closer to Kapiolani Boulevard towards Date Street with urban decay. A woman was stabbed to death in front of her family by a man that broke into their apartment in the middle of the night recently in that area. I just encourage anyone to check out the neighborhood a few times and walk around so they can make an informed decision. Most places on Oahu were better off a couple of decades ago but then we did not have the huge ICE (crystal meth) epidemic we have now.
Most places on Oahu were better off a couple of decades ago but then we did not have the huge ICE (crystal meth) epidemic we have now.
Is that starting to subside at all?
I'm just thinking of a drug like crack that just destroyed most mainland cities...but now, crack doesn't seem to be anywhere near as bad - still exists though, but not to the same degree as it use to be.
I'm wondering if Meth usage is going down a bit yet...
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