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Ohana homebuilding project breaks ground in Waianae

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MARCO GARCIA / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Regina De Ponte, left, Jovon Yancey, Self-Help Housing Corp. project manager Joe Ching, Trisha Aiu, Micha Tucay-Rabage and Matthew Kea took part Tuesday in the groundbreaking ceremony for Self-Help Housing’s 70-home project overlooking Pokai Bay. De Ponte, Yancey, Aiu, Tucay-Rabage and Kea are several of the family members who will benefit from the homebuilding project.

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MARCO GARCIA / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

“I was so upset because I knew they didn’t care about anybody in Hawaii. They were just trying to flip the land to make money.”

Claudia Shay

Self-Help Housing’s executive director, speaking about a mainland firm that outbid the organization for the property