It's Blue vs. Green in Battle Over Koolau Loa Plan

Michael Levine/Civil Beat

KAHUKU — Any questions about the opinion of the majority were quickly answered with one glance at the wardrobe selection. Support for the Koolau Loa Sustainable Communities Plan broke down color lines.

A sea of hundreds of proponents sporting baby blue T-shirts filled nearly the entirety of the Kahuku High and Intermediate School cafeteria Tuesday for a public hearing. Lined up against one wall and scattered throughout the crowd were a few dozen green shirts proclaiming "Keep the Country Country."

"Look around you and what do you see?" one person testified. "Blue, because we represent the community."

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