Micro-housing units taking shape in Pahoa for lava evacuees
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Video by Daryl W. Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
The newly named “Sacred Heart Shelter,” located on the grounds of Sacred Heart Church on Pahoa Village Road across from Pahoa High and Intermediate School, will provide free, temporary housing for seniors over the age of 60 and families with children under 18. Darryl Oliveira, who is overseeing construction, talks about the project.
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church.
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
. In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church. Darryl Oliveira,
. In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church. Darryl Oliveira,
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Daryl Lee / Special to the Star-Advertiser
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church. Darryl Oliveira,
In response to the displaced residents of Leilani Estates and Kapoho due to volcanic activity micro housing units are being built in Pahoa near Sacred Heart Church. Darryl Oliveira,
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Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
Volunteer carpenters and soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard built relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 compact housing units, a site office, restrooms, showers, a communal area and a kitchen for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea. Pictured working on a roof is Koapaka Vierra and Mana Alani.
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Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
Pfc. Kaleo Blas from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard carried building material at the relief housing being built along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer construction workers built relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 tiny housing units, a communal area, kitchen, restrooms and showers for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
Pfc. Kaleo Blas from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard carried building material at the relief housing being built along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer construction workers built relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 tiny housing units, a communal area, kitchen, restrooms and showers for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
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Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
Building material from Hawaii Planning Mill Building Supply was marked for the emergency housing being built along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer construction workers built relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 tiny housing units, a communal area, kitchen, restrooms and showers for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
Building material from Hawaii Planning Mill Building Supply was marked for the emergency housing being built along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer construction workers built relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 tiny housing units, a communal area, kitchen, restrooms and showers for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
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Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer construction workers built relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 tiny housing units, a communal area, kitchen, restrooms and showers for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer construction workers built relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 tiny housing units, a communal area, kitchen, restrooms and showers for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
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Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer carpenters built compact relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 compact housing units, a site office, restrooms, showers, a communal area and a kitchen for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea. The project was made possible by donations from the Hope Services Hawaii and Catholic Charities and local construction business leaders.
Soldiers from the 230th Engineer Company Hawaii Army National Guard along with volunteer carpenters built compact relief housing along Akeakamai Loop in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 compact housing units, a site office, restrooms, showers, a communal area and a kitchen for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea. The project was made possible by donations from the Hope Services Hawaii and Catholic Charities and local construction business leaders.
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Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
Volunteer carpenter Chad Vierra trimmed protective wrap at the window of a a relief housing unit in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 compact housing units, a site office, restrooms, showers, a communal area and a kitchen for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
Volunteer carpenter Chad Vierra trimmed protective wrap at the window of a a relief housing unit in Pahoa on Friday, June 8, 2018. The project will provide 20 compact housing units, a site office, restrooms, showers, a communal area and a kitchen for those who have lost their homes due to the volcanic activity of Kilauea.
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