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Workforce housing for educators gets underway in West Maui

MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                “It was hard before the fires to have people be able to commit and live and be full-time educators and staff members out here in Lahaina,” said Richard Carosso, principal at Lahainaluna High School, during Thursday morning’s state Department of Education blessing of a $20 million educator workforce development housing project in West Maui. “The fires and the cost of living going up has just made it harder and harder.”
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MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

“It was hard before the fires to have people be able to commit and live and be full-time educators and staff members out here in Lahaina,” said Richard Carosso, principal at Lahainaluna High School, during Thursday morning’s state Department of Education blessing of a $20 million educator workforce development housing project in West Maui. “The fires and the cost of living going up has just made it harder and harder.”

MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Lahainaluna students from Papa Hula o Lahainaluna opened Thursday’s blessing.
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MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Lahainaluna students from Papa Hula o Lahainaluna opened Thursday’s blessing.

MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                State schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi, left, Maui dignitaries and other state Department of Education officials gave a news conference Thursday during the blessing of the new $20 million educator workforce development housing project in Lahaina.
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MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

State schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi, left, Maui dignitaries and other state Department of Education officials gave a news conference Thursday during the blessing of the new $20 million educator workforce development housing project in Lahaina.

MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                <strong>“It’s an honor to work on this project. We’re very anxious to get started. We have a tight timetable and we’ll make that, I’m sure.”</strong>
                                <strong>Everett Dowling</strong>
                                <em>Founder and president, Dowling Co.</em>
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MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

“It’s an honor to work on this project. We’re very anxious to get started. We have a tight timetable and we’ll make that, I’m sure.”

Everett Dowling

Founder and president, Dowling Co.

MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                “It was hard before the fires to have people be able to commit and live and be full-time educators and staff members out here in Lahaina,” said Richard Carosso, principal at Lahainaluna High School, during Thursday morning’s state Department of Education blessing of a $20 million educator workforce development housing project in West Maui. “The fires and the cost of living going up has just made it harder and harder.”
MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Lahainaluna students from Papa Hula o Lahainaluna opened Thursday’s blessing.
MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                State schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi, left, Maui dignitaries and other state Department of Education officials gave a news conference Thursday during the blessing of the new $20 million educator workforce development housing project in Lahaina.
MATTHEW THAYER / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                <strong>“It’s an honor to work on this project. We’re very anxious to get started. We have a tight timetable and we’ll make that, I’m sure.”</strong>
                                <strong>Everett Dowling</strong>
                                <em>Founder and president, Dowling Co.</em>