{"id":2400,"date":"2024-05-29T10:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T20:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/?p=2400"},"modified":"2024-05-28T11:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T21:59:55","slug":"kali-watson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"Building For The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"

State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson. Photo by Lawrence Tabudlo<\/p><\/div>\n

State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson is leading a multi-pronged effort to address the waitlist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By his own account, Kali Watson was happy as a developer. Through his nonprofit, Hawaiian Community Development Board, he and his team helped build affordable housing units on O\u2018ahu, Maui and Kaua\u2018i, including a transitional living shelter in Wai\u2018anae and a village center in N\u0101n\u0101kuli.<\/p>\n

That village center, put up with guidance from the N\u0101n\u0101kuli Hawaiian Homestead Community on state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands leasehold, included a 48-unit affordable rental housing complex, a satellite health clinic, a dialysis center, a multipurpose learning hub run by Kamehameha Schools and a shopping center anchored by a Longs Drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember going to the Fresenius (Kidney Care) Clinic when they had the dedication and you had people coming up crying, saying, \u2018You changed my life, you saved my husband\u2019s life,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cThat kind of immediate impact, just by having a renal clinic in the community, and very accessible, was nice.\u201d <\/p>\n

HCDB went on to partner with private developers to build condos and townhouses in communities outside Hawaiian Homesteads \u2014 for example, as part of Ho\u2018okahua Development LLC, the nonprofit built Hale Makana O M\u014d\u2018il\u2018ili in Honolulu \u2014 but its goal remained the same: to strengthen Hawaiian communities through comprehensive development projects, according to its mission statement. <\/p>\n

In a way, Watson was continuing to do in the private sector what he had set out to do as director of DHHL from 1995 to 1998 under then-Gov. Ben Cayetano: find ways to house and uplift Native Hawaiians. <\/p>\n

\u201cI continued to have a desire to help Native Hawaiians,\u201d the Kamehameha Schools graduate says. \u201cThat\u2019s why we called it Hawaiian Community Development Board.\u201d<\/p>\n

He would probably still be doing that today had the state Legislature confirmed Ikaika Anderson, Gov. Josh Green\u2019s first pick to lead DHHL and chair the Hawaiian Homesteads Commission.<\/p>\n

Instead, after a contentious, hours-long hearing in which his appointment was rejected by the state Senate Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Anderson acknowledged he did not have the support to pass a full Senate vote and withdrew his bid. <\/p>\n

As Watson \u2014 who has said he believed Anderson could have done the job had he been given the chance \u2014 watched that hearing, he recalls feeling disappointed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe focus became on the person versus the program and that\u2019s not how it should be,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n

But his mind also went to more practical matters. The state Legislature had recently passed Act 279 and set aside a historic allocation for a multi-pronged approach to address the Hawaiian Home Lands waitlist, which currently stands at more than 29,000 people. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe got $600 million, let\u2019s figure out how to spend it,\u201d Watson recalls thinking. \u201cThe $600 million should be the focus.\u201d <\/p>\n

Especially since Act 279 decreed that if the money wasn\u2019t spent, it would go back to the state\u2019s general fund. <\/p>\n

\u201cSo, with my experience, as well as my understanding of politics, to a certain extent, and how debilitating it can be as it relates to the program, I thought it was very, very important that I do step up,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n

Watson became Green\u2019s second choice to lead DHHL and HHC in February 2023 and was confirmed by the state Senate last May.<\/p>\n

Now, a year later, nearly all of the $600 million allocated by Act 279 has been spoken for \u2014 housing developments are underway, new lands acquired \u2014 and Watson has his eye on other ways to address the waitlist. <\/p>\n

These include alternative categories such as k\u016bpuna housing, transitional housing, rent-to-own options, additional dwelling units and sweat equity (Habitat for Humanity homes). <\/p>\n

\u201cNormally, DHHL requires (those on the waitlist, who must be at least 50% Native Hawaiian) to prequalify for a loan and these loans are $400,000 to $500,000 for the vertical construction,\u201d he says, noting that DHHL covers the cost of the infrastructure and leases the land to homesteaders for a dollar a year for 99 years. \u201cThat\u2019s extremely high for most of the people on our waitlist because most of them are k\u016bpuna \u2026 and most of them are lower income. So, we\u2019ve kind of revised our approach.\u201d <\/p>\n

To pay for these alternative housing categories, which are not necessarily covered by Act 279, he has embarked on an aggressive campaign to secure more federal funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve put together, in the year that I\u2019ve been here, a team to go after all this other funding, primarily federal,\u201d he says. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot out there. There\u2019s Environmental Protection Agency, Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation \u2014 all of these different entities that have federal funds that are just sitting there.\u201d <\/p>\n

For instance, he says DHHL had been getting about $2 million in annual funding from the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, which is available to federally recognized Native peoples, including Native Hawaiians.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut now we\u2019re starting to move,\u201d he notes. \u201c(U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz) got us $22.3 million (in NAHASDA funding) in the past two years. That\u2019s $16 million more just from that one funding source.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is to avoid bypassing anyone on the waitlist, which we\u2019ve done historically, unfortunately, and the Kalima case is reflective of that,\u201d he says, referring to the class-action lawsuit filed in 1999 by more than 2,000 wait-listers alleging breach of trust by the state.<\/p>\n

A settlement was reached in 2022, and the state agreed to pay $328 million. Those payments began going out last year, but by then, at least a third of the plaintiffs had passed away; their portion now goes to their surviving family members.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a sad irony: Those already left on standby for so long, who were compelled to sue, died while waiting for a resolution to their case. It also speaks to the need for action.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we\u2019re not only trying to create these new (housing) categories, we\u2019re trying to move developments along a lot quicker,\u201d Watson says. \u201cThat\u2019s where my development experience comes in. So, we\u2019re trying to do large developments rather than (doing it) piecemeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, our Ka\u2018uluokaha\u2018i project (in East Kapolei) had four parcels that were supposed to be independently developed, first with infrastructure, then housing. What we\u2019ve done is combine all of them, roughly 700 single-family units, and we\u2019ve recently awarded the development to Gentry.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another bid to potentially speed things along, Watson says he\u2019s brought on board Timothy Hiu, former deputy director of the city\u2019s Department of Planning and Permitting, to create a third-party permit review process for DHHL.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d also like to update the department\u2019s in-house computer system.<\/p>\n

\u201cSalesforce is a good example,\u201d he says, referring to the customer relationship management platform. \u201cSomething that would be a great tool in keeping and connecting all the different divisions within the program so that we operate more efficiently and be more responsive to the needs of our beneficiaries.\u201d<\/p>\n

If this sounds like an ambitious undertaking for a department long plagued with underfunding and delays, Watson nonetheless comes across as optimistic. In fact, he anticipates that as DHHL makes progress, more people will sign up for leaseholds \u2014 and that\u2019s a good thing. <\/p>\n

\u201cI want other people out there who aren\u2019t on the waitlist to sign up,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are a lot of people who are qualified, but they haven\u2019t signed up. The first time (I was director) there were about 3,000 on the waitlist and we did around 3,100 units and I thought, \u2018Oh, we got rid of the waitlist.\u2019 But there was 7,000 on the waitlist when I left. So, I anticipate that\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen (this time).<\/p>\n

\u201cI think beneficiaries out there need to get ready because there\u2019s a lot of activity that\u2019s going to be happening. Especially those on the continent. We\u2019d like to welcome them back.\u201d<\/p>\n

While he acknowledges what he calls the DHHL\u2019s sad history \u2014 \u201cThe majority of (our) lands are in very isolated areas, less desirable areas with little in infrastructure or no infrastructure\u201d \u2014 he says steps have been taken to acquire land with better access to roads, utilities, mass transit and job sites.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you go through the list of our projects under the (Act 279) strategic plan as well as the additional projects, it becomes clear that we\u2019re in a better position to address the issues regarding our waitlist,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also pleased to see that since his first stint as DHHL director, Hawaiian Homestead communities have taken the initiative to develop their leaseholds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recently dedicated the Ho\u2018omaka Marketplace right here next to (the DHHL) building with the Chick-fil-A, the Longs, the 7-Eleven and the Hele gas station,\u201d he says. \u201cThat was a collection of homestead associations right here in Kapolei. They got together and they created a community development corporation \u2026 (and) they were able to get that up.\u201d<\/p>\n

He says revenue generated by the marketplace benefits the homestead communities.<\/p>\n

Still, not everyone is convinced. At his confirmation hearing before the state Senate Committee on Hawaiian Affairs last year, some expressed concern that his background as a developer would present a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n

Watson, who stepped down from HCDB and affiliated development firms, says he would recuse himself from any DHHL and HHS decisions that presented a conflict of interest. He acknowledges his background \u2014 which he sees as a positive \u2014 would not sit well with everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people think developers are bad guys,\u201d he says. \u201cBut there are a lot of good, honest and decent developers that want to help.\u201d
\nUltimately, he says he knows his success depends on what he\u2019s able to deliver.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe gotta show the results and make the awards,\u201d he says. \u201cPeople become encouraged when they get a lease and see things getting built.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson is leading a multi-pronged effort to address the waitlist. By his..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cover-story"],"yoast_head":"\nBuilding For The Future - Hawaii Island MidWeek<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Building For The Future - Hawaii Island MidWeek\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson is leading a multi-pronged effort to address the waitlist. By his..\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hawaii Island MidWeek\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-29T20:59:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Brett Fujii\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Brett Fujii\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"8 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Brett Fujii\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c78238e6f5434a0200acbe8440ed4b2\"},\"headline\":\"Building For The Future\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-29T20:59:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1661,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"MW Cover Story\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/\",\"name\":\"Building For The Future - Hawaii Island MidWeek\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-29T20:59:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c78238e6f5434a0200acbe8440ed4b2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/13\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533,\"caption\":\"State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson. Photo by Lawrence Tabudlo\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/kali-watson\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Building For The Future\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hawaii Island MidWeek\",\"description\":\"Hawaii's Favorite Newspaper\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1c78238e6f5434a0200acbe8440ed4b2\",\"name\":\"Brett Fujii\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f211fe39be45304d4afd6ace96197800bdb15095f1d8d52183962082ca9da571?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f211fe39be45304d4afd6ace96197800bdb15095f1d8d52183962082ca9da571?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f211fe39be45304d4afd6ace96197800bdb15095f1d8d52183962082ca9da571?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Brett Fujii\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\\\/midweekhawaii\\\/author\\\/brett-fujii\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Building For The Future - Hawaii Island MidWeek","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Building For The Future - Hawaii Island MidWeek","og_description":"State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson is leading a multi-pronged effort to address the waitlist. By his..","og_url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/","og_site_name":"Hawaii Island MidWeek","article_published_time":"2024-05-29T20:59:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Brett Fujii","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Brett Fujii","Est. reading time":"8 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/"},"author":{"name":"Brett Fujii","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/#\/schema\/person\/1c78238e6f5434a0200acbe8440ed4b2"},"headline":"Building For The Future","datePublished":"2024-05-29T20:59:02+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/"},"wordCount":1661,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg","articleSection":["MW Cover Story"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/","url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/","name":"Building For The Future - Hawaii Island MidWeek","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg","datePublished":"2024-05-29T20:59:02+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/#\/schema\/person\/1c78238e6f5434a0200acbe8440ed4b2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/05\/hawaiianhomelands1.jpg","width":800,"height":533,"caption":"State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson. Photo by Lawrence Tabudlo"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/kali-watson\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Building For The Future"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/","name":"Hawaii Island MidWeek","description":"Hawaii's Favorite Newspaper","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/#\/schema\/person\/1c78238e6f5434a0200acbe8440ed4b2","name":"Brett Fujii","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f211fe39be45304d4afd6ace96197800bdb15095f1d8d52183962082ca9da571?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f211fe39be45304d4afd6ace96197800bdb15095f1d8d52183962082ca9da571?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f211fe39be45304d4afd6ace96197800bdb15095f1d8d52183962082ca9da571?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Brett Fujii"},"url":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/author\/brett-fujii\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekhawaii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}