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Neglected Varona Village plantation community in Ewa awaits redevelopment plans

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Local developer Peter Savio has partnered with Hawaii Habitat for Humanity to restore Varona Village, where some homes on Oahu's Ewa Plain are close to a century old.
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                                Crescencia Repicio Malate, 80, has been a resident of Varona since 1971. Her house is also located on Manakuke Street.
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Crescencia Repicio Malate, 80, has been a resident of Varona since 1971. Her house is also located on Manakuke Street.

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                                Eusebia Batalon, 88, hopes to own her home in Ewa’s Varona Village. Above, she stands in the living room in her house on Manakuke Street.
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Eusebia Batalon, 88, hopes to own her home in Ewa’s Varona Village. Above, she stands in the living room in her house on Manakuke Street.

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                                Above, residents rode bicycles on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.
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Above, residents rode bicycles on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.

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                                Above, bus stop on Renton Road is adorned with a Varona Village sign.
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Above, bus stop on Renton Road is adorned with a Varona Village sign.

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                                Crescencia Repicio Malate, 80, has been a resident of Varona since 1971. Her house is also located on Manakuke Street.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Eusebia Batalon, 88, hopes to own her home in Ewa’s Varona Village. Above, she stands in the living room in her house on Manakuke Street.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Above, residents rode bicycles on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.
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                                Above, bus stop on Renton Road is adorned with a Varona Village sign.