By Ken Ige, Star-Bulletin Richard Fassler waters the colorful garden he developed on public property in his lower Manoa neighborhood. IF you're driving up McKinley Street between Damon Street and Haena Drive in the late afternoon, you will likely see a hose stretching across the road. At the action end is Richard Fassler, watering the colorful garden he developed and maintains on public property. The other end is connected to a faucet in the Fasslers' garden 100 yards away. Fassler pays the water bill, the neighborhood enjoys the flowers.
Nobody is sure who the land belongs to since both the city and the state have denied ownership.
And now it's the pride of the neighborhood. Fassler suggests that other areas could support similar gardens. But I do this, and I'm working. He is in the aquaculture division of the state's Department of Land and Natural Resources. I've always been interested in growing things since my hippie days.