Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Makiki affordable housing project
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Chu Lan Shubert Kwok, left, talks with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday. The ceremony is for a new Bill 7 Affordable Housing Project located at 1427 Ernest Street, which will have 26 units of affordable housing in a three-story complex.
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Seven-year-old Coco Lam, granddaughter of Paul Lam, left, greets Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
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Kahu Kathleen Thurston performs an oli and prayer during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
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The site of the future affordable housing complex at Ernest Street is seen during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
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The site of the future affordable housing complex at Ernest Street is seen during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
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Kahu Kathleen Thurston performs an oli and prayer during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
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From left, Brian Fujiwara, Council member Calvin Say, Greg Thielen, managing director Mike Fornby, Paul Lam, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Craig Hirai, Evan Amakata, Council member Tyler Delos Santos Tam, and superintendent Lance Berringer move dirt with shovels during a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
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Councilmember Tyler Delos Santos Tam, second from right, laughs with superintendent Lance Berringer, right.
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Local Santa, middle, crashes the party and talks with Paul Lam, fifth from right, and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, third from right.
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Paul Lam smiles after a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday.
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