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Honolulu homeless project to welcome residents around Thanksgiving

By Jamm Aquino

Nov. 17, 2020

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Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, left, and director of housing Marc Alexander speak during a news conference to celebrate the construction completion of the Punawai Rest Stop studio apartments in Iwilei on Tuesday. The first floor hygiene center has been operating for two years. But the first permanent residents are expected to move into 21 studio apartments on the third and fourth floors — intended as permanent housing with social service case management — by the end of the month, Caldwell said.
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Sean Priester speaks about his experiences being homeless during a ceremony to celebrate the construction completion of the Punawai Rest Stop studio apartments in Iwilei on Tuesday.
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Misty Kelai, executive director for the Office of Culture and the Arts, performs a pule and blessing.
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City councilman Joey Manahan speaks during a blessing ceremony.
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City councilman Tommy Waters, middle, talks with Sean Priester during a ceremony to celebrate the construction completion of the Punawai Rest Stop studio apartments in Iwilei on Tuesday.
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Honolulu director of housing Marc Alexander holds slides during a news conference to celebrate the construction completion of the Punawai homeless care facility.
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Misty Kelai, executive director for the Office of Culture and the Arts, performs a pule and blessing.
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Greg Payton, CEO of Mental Health Kokua, speaks during a news conference to celebrate the construction completion of the Punawai Rest Stop studio apartments in Iwilei on Tuesday.
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Andy Mounthongdy, executive director of Hawaii Homeless Healthcare Hui, speaks during a blessing ceremony.
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Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, left, observes as Misty Kelai, executive director for the Office of Culture and the Arts, performs a pule and blessing.
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