The trash has to be cleaned up. The buildings need to be repaired. Fifty percent or more come and go, he said. Rep. Nestor Garcia, who lived on Pupuole and Pupupuhi streets in the early 1970s, said he only has fond memories of growing up in the community. The community was safe back then, said Garcia.
Residents say there is still room for improvement.
But there's enough people who are thinking positive. There's good people in the Pupu area. Programs to aid Pupu neighborhood Organizations and programs assisting families and children in the Pupu neighborhood. A nonprofit organization established primarily for low-income residents of the Pupu streets in Waipahu. The team is made up of staff members from the Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center, Health Promotion and Education Resources Section of the Hawaii State Department of Health and residents of the Pupu streets.