In Hawaiian, Kalihi means “the edge.” And in many ways the sprawling community next to downtown Honolulu teeters on the edge. Some of the people who own and rent homes in Kalihi work two or three jobs to make ends meet. Children of recent immigrants grapple with assimilation and poverty. Violence occasionally erupts, especially in public housing […]
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