Elijah Yip News Today

The Honolulu Building Board of Appeals denied a request from developer Christy Z. Lei to continue building a “monster home” at 3615 Sierra Drive in a residential neighborhood of Kaimuki.

It’s well past time for residents and public officials to turn up the heat on so-called monster houses that look like apartment buildings in the middle of modest single-family homes.

The city Building Board of Appeals heard final arguments of an appeal by developer Christy Lei, who is asking to resume construction on the homes on a 19,000-square-foot property in the 3600 block area of Sierra Drive.

The board met to hear an appeal of a revocation of three building permits issued to property owner Christy Lei, who was ordered to halt construction in June 2021 on three two-story homes in the 3600 block of Sierra Drive