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Blessing held at affordable housing in Moiliili

A blessing was held Friday for Hale Makana O Moili'ili, a 105-unit affordable rental housing project for kupuna on Algaroba Street.

By Kat Wade / Special to the Star-Advertiser

June 9, 2023

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A blessing was held Friday for Hale Makana O Moili'ili, a 105-unit affordable rental housing project for kupuna on Algaroba Street.
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Herearii Negrillo, left, Lynette Dudoit and Junette Kitterman take a tour of a one-bedroom unit.
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New residents Cheon Yoon, left, and Grace Kim sit in the lobby as Jon Kam, with Moss & Associates, the general contractor, looks around.
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Patti Barbee, senior vice president at Hawaiian Community Development, speaks on Friday.
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Kahu Kekoa Hewlen, left, Kahu Moses Kaoiwi, Kahu Kaliko Chang, and Kahu Dr. Kalani Shintani from the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and Native Hawaiian Traditional Healing Center untie the maile lei during the pule and pico blessing.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi chats with developer Chris Flaherty of Ikenakea Development.
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Catherine Valentine gives interior designer Holly Lynn Boling a hug after she received an award for her work on the Hale Makana O Moili'ili.
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Lynette Dudoit, left, and Junette Kitterman take a tour of a one-bedroom unit.
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Bruce DeSoto blows the pu during the pule and pico blessing.
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Gov. Josh Green, left, and Tanya Hellum take a tour of a studio unit.
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Kali Watson, the director of Hawaiian Homelands, Gov. Josh Green and Mayor Rick Blangiardi watch as Senior Kahu Kamaki Kanahele and Kahu Kekoa Hewlen from the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and Native Hawaiian Traditional Healing Center give the pule and pico blessing.
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Lynette Dudoit, left, and Junette Kitterman take a tour of a one-bedroom unit.
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Patti Barbee, senior vice president at Hawaiian Community Development, speaks on Friday.
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Hale Makana O Moili'ili is a 105-unit affordable rental housing project for kupuna on Algaroba Street.

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