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Kukui Gardens Residents Fight For Their Homes
January 27, 2009
KGMB9 News
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A deal to keep Kukui Gardens “affordable” could come back to haunt tenants. Millions of dollars are needed to replace units where rents will soon rise. But prayers may not be enough to save their homes.
Residents held a vigil outside the complex this afternoon. They’re concerned that funding will dry up for their low-cost housing project. The state needs investors to pitch in $5 million for tax credits to replace 400 units that are being converted to regular rentals.
“We thought it was over, everything was settled, but when the economy turned over, everything went bad,” Carol Anzai from the Kukui Gardens Residents Association said. “So now we’re looking for that money to keep us going, otherwise, there’s a lot of people that’s going to be homeless.”
2,500 people live in the complex paying anywhere from 450 to 1100 dollars for rent. Right now there are 857 units. Half of those will be taken out of the affordable housing pool soon. That was one of the conditions of the sale in 2006.
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