In case you hadn't already seen:   An excellent thoughtful op-ed article by former state Land Use Commission chair, Jonathan Scheuer, and UH Law School attorney, Deja Ostrowski titled "5 Tools To Disarm The Weaponization Of Affordable Housing" was recently published in Civil Beat.

The authors cited Manoa Banyan Court as an example of weaponization of affordable housing (article excerpts provided below):

• "Another example of this weaponization came from would-be developer Charles Wong of the controversial “Manoa Banyan Court” project on preservation zoned land, who dismissed critiques as solely self-interested. A review of criticism of the project, however, shows neighbors raising issues of substance."
• "The Manoa Banyan Court Development is explicitly proposed, in part, to provide income — albeit for a non-profit organization. But nowhere is there documentation of the need, or analysis if the “affordable housing” then will remain affordable when profit is the goal."

Link to article:  https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/5-tools-to-disarm-the-weaponization-of-affordable-housing/