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Building mitigation and renovations kick into high gear at Marco Polo

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Video edited by Diane S. W. Lee / dlee@staradvertiser.com
The Star-Advertiser follows up with the Honolulu Fire Department, residents and victims' families a year after the seven-alarm fire at the Marco Polo apartments on Kapiolani Boulevard.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

To this day, many occupants of the Marco Polo complex have yet to return to their homes. Resident Dara Young paused July 7 while working on renovations inside her unit. The blaze in July 2017 took the lives of four residents and caused over $100 million in damage.

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The windows of some units remain boarded up a year after the fire swept through the Marco Polo.

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Hallways and common areas in the building are in various stages of renovation. The fire caused an estimated $107 million in damage.

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Resident Dara Young points to water damage on the ceiling inside her condominium unit. “I had very minor damage compared to many people, but we are all living in a hyper-vigilant state,” Young said.

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

The Marco Polo condominium complex in Moiliili is seen at dusk Monday.