Former sugar plantation community Varona Village on cusp of revival
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Bus stop with Varona Village sign on Renton Road. Deteriorating homes in Varona Village, former plantation camp, will be renovated by a private developer.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
An abandoned car on Koahi Street.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Boarded up homes along Kihi Street.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
A home on Renton Road in Varona Village.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Manakuke Street in Varona Village.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Crescencia Repicio Malate, in front of her home on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Crescencia Repicio Malate, right, Eusebia Batalon and Juanita Rodriguez own homes on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Juanita Rodriguez, left, Lucena Tapaon, and Crescencia Repicio Malate all have homes on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Eusebia Batalon’s garage area. She has a home on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Eusebia Batalon in her living room on Manakuke Street in Varona Village.