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“Ho‘opili represents the creation of jobs for me and many others like me in the construction industry.”
TY PONO RILEY, WAIPAHU RESIDENT
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“A school can serve as the hub of the community. It is important for the parents, community and the schools to work together as one big team.”
SEAN TAJIMA, MAKAKILO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
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“Ho‘opili is an exciting project. It is a master-planned community that will offer a wide variety of mixed uses for people to live and work in the same community.”
JOY WILSON, KAPOLEI RESIDENT
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“Ho‘opili means creating jobs for local people.”
DENNIS BALICOCO, ‘EWA BEACH RESIDENT
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“Ho‘opili means an exciting future for me and my family. It will provide opportunities for my kids so they can stay here in Hawai‘i instead of moving to the mainland for work.”
LOLITA TAKEDA, KAPOLEI RESIDENT
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“Because of the residential, business and rail developments it will bring to our community, Ho‘opili is an integral part of growing Kapolei into the city it was planned to be.”
GEORGETTE STEVENS, MAKAKILO RESIDENT
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“Ho‘opili will provide numerous and significant opportunities for the youth to stay in our community, to work, find careers and have affordable housing choices.”
KONA PURDY, ‘EWA BEACH RESIDENT
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“I, alongside many others, have worked for a very long time on the ‘Ewa Development Plan. Ho‘opili is the last major piece to complete the vision of the Second City.”
RODOLFO RAMOS, ‘EWA RESIDENT
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“Ho‘opili embraces ‘Ewa’s rich history of agriculture by integrating sustainable farming practices within its commercial, industrial and residential development areas.”
Dean Okimoto, President, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau Federation
WHAT IS HO‘OPILI?
What is Ho‘opili? A new kind of community we invite you to learn about.
Ho‘opili means “coming together” in the Hawaiian language. Its design embodies the very essence of its name. It is a community envisioned to bring together families and residents searching for a sustainable, lifestyle-enhanced community. It is a development that seeks to establish a flourishing economic center as planned for a second urban center in West O‘ahu. It is a component in the ‘Ewa traffic solution: a proposed rail transit station and a neighborhood with blueprints to be less automobile dependent.
Ho‘opili aims to grow into a community that will enhance the quality of life for residents of West O‘ahu.
Learn More about Ho‘opili »FACTS vs. MYTHS HO‘OPILI AND AGRICULTURE
There’s been some misinformation about Ho‘opili – a “walkable,” transit-ready, sustainable community planned for ‘Ewa – and what it means for local agriculture. Here are the facts about Ho‘opili, which is the first community in Hawai‘i to integrate food production – including small farms, community gardens and home gardens — as part of its design.
Read more on Agriculture »JOBS CREATION
Creating thousands of quality jobs for our local people is one of many opportunities Ho‘opili offers West O‘ahu. Ho‘opili is expected to provide approximately 27,000 construction, professional and support-related positions over the life of the project, and approximately 7,000 direct permanent jobs over time. These permanent jobs will afford residents the chance to work close to home, ultimately giving them more personal and family time. *
*Source: Mikiko Corporation. “Economic and Fiscal Impact Assessment for Ho‘opili.” August 2007.
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