“Having residential housing is very important for whatever the future of Kakaʻako Makai looks like,” OHA Board of Trustees Chair Kai Kahele said in an interview Wednesday morning. More: Is 2025 Last Chance For OHA’s Big Development Plans At Kakaʻako Makai? She also feels as though new housing proposals in Kakaʻako Makai may be premature. The plan’s last iteration found “vehement opposition” to residential development in Kakaʻako Makai. OHA has an environmental management plan for Kakaʻako Makai pending before the state health department.