Honolulu's Built Enviornment

A   L   O   H   A  !

This city now doth, like a garment, 

wear the beauty of the morning; 

silent bare, ships, towers, domes, 

theatres and temples lie open 

unto the fields and to the sky; 

All bright and glittering 

in the smokeless air.     

              William Wordsworth

Towered cities please us then, 

and the busy hum of men.

       John Milton

There's something about 

arriving in new cities, 

wandering empty streets 

with no destination. 

I will never lose the love 

for the arriving. . .

      Charlotte Eriksson

The life of our city is rich in 

poetic and marvelous subjects. 

We are enveloped and steeped as though 

in an atmosphere of the marvelous; 

but we do not notice it.     

           Baudelaire

Our built environment

should enhance our sense of place,

preserving the uniqueness.

In Honolulu, I find a 19th Century

city, a 20th Century city, and a

21st Century city rising.

Preserving our viewplanes:

Mountain, Sky & Sea

is agreed to be crucial.

"WHEREAS, the public has expressed strong concerns

 including, but not limited to, the alleged need for the

   proposed project, the routing and manner of placement of the

   project if needed, long term financial and aesthetic impacts,

   destruction of viewplanes, scenic and recreational resources. . . "           Hawaii State Document Link

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