Did Abercrombie Flip-Flop on Hoopili?

By Sophie Cocke 01/17/2012

Hawaii Sierra Club

Neil Abercrombie was against the controversial Hoopili development before he was for it, according to environmentalists who said they met with him before the 2010 election.

The candidate Abercrombie told environmental groups that he opposed the Ewa project during his campaign for governor, according to some of those present at a meeting they say took place at his campaign headquarters.

They told Civil Beat Abercrombie pledged to make sure that Hoopili — a master-planned community of 11,750 homes and five schools — would never happen.

That isn’t Abercrombie’s position today. Last week, his administration publicly threw its support behind the development, which would displace 1,500 acres of prime agricultural land and force one of the state’s largest farms to move.

http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2012/01/17/14518-did-abercrombie-flip-flop-on-hoopili/

Disappointing. Oahu needs redevelopment - not new development.