Developer breaks ground on Kuilei Place condo project in Moiliili
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Alana Kobayashi Pakkala, right, CEO of Kobayashi Group, speaks with Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Dignitaries and VIP’s dig their o’o into the dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Dignitaries and VIP’s prepare to dig their o’o into the dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Kuilei Place grounds are seen during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Kuilei Place grounds are seen during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Kuilei Place grounds are seen during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Kuilei Place grounds are seen during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Kuilei Place grounds are seen during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Workers are seen during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
10/17
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Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi, right, and Hawaii governor Josh Green, second from right, join other dignitaries in ceremoniously unwrapping a maile lei during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
11/17
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City Councilmember Esther Kiaaina, middle, listens during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
12/17
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Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
13/17
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Alana Kobayashi Pakkala, CEO of Kobayashi Group, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Jim Polk, president of Bank of Hawaii Corporation, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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City council chair Tommy Waters speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Hawaii governor Josh Green speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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Bryan Li, of BlackSand Capital, speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the upcoming Kuilei Place residential neighborhood on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Honolulu. The project, built on 3 acres of land formerly occupied by low-income walk-up apartments, will have 1,005 units available, with a little over half selling as workforce affordable housing targeted for those in the 80-140 Area Median Income (AMI).
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