The announcement last month that Haseko had scrapped plans for a marina at its Ewa Beach development, and instead was going with a lagoon, has angered some residents. 

Gone is the vision of a harbor filled with boat slips that was supposed to host world-class yacht races. Instead, residents of the Ocean Pointe and Hoakalei developments could be enjoying leisurely swims and tours around an enclosed body of water on stand-up paddle boards and canoes. 

While it may be welcome news to locals upset about the potential environmental and cultural impacts of the marina, the question remains – can developers renege on decades-old promises?

And that’s not the only unfulfilled promise that residents say the multi-billion dollar Japanese company has failed to fulfill.  

Civil Beat has been sorting through the documents to find answers. Read our first story here.