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Homeless face cycle of moving back, forth

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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
@Caption1:Mike Whitestone said he was at Aala Park when the city's crews arrived Friday to remove the belongings of the people who were living at the park. Whitestone said he managed to collect his belongings before they could be taken away and moved them to the China­town side along River Street.
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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Babs, right, and Analu sat in Aala Park after Friday’s sweep. Babs said crews took away most of the belongings of the homeless people who live there, but she prefers to be mobile and doesn’t own much.
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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
City crews collected garbage and shopping carts along Iwilei Road on Friday. Earlier in the morning, they swept through Aala Park and surrounding areas and hauled away items belonging to the homeless.