Protest held over Honolulu park construction resumption

摘要

About 20 protesters gathered in Honolulu after the city announced plans to resume construction of a new multipurpose field in a park known as Sherwood Forest. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced Sunday on social media that construction would resume at Waimanalo Bay Beach Park on Monday. Opponents of the project gathered at the park entrance Monday despite an email from the group Save Our Sherwoods asking residents to observe stay-at-home restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus. City officials said in January they intended to continue with the first phase of the project to develop a section of the Waimanalo park, also called Sherwood Forest. "While there's been a lot of emotion around the project, I think it's everyone's hope at the end of the day when this field is completed ... people can gather here," Caldwell said in the online video statement. The resumption of construction is a blow to community members who have opposed the $1.43 million development project at the park since last year. The project was put on hold after 28 people were arrested trying to block construction in September.