When some friends and I visited Kailua in April of 2003, we rented a beachfront house just off of North Kalaheo Avenue near Kailua Bay. Just beyond the little road leading in to our house, the Avenue was blocked off for what was supposed to be a 3 year sewer project. It ended up taking 7 years. The cost skyrocketed from $36 million to almost $60 mill.
Now, Kailua gets ready for "Big Dig #2"...
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