Billionaire houses the poor
Saturday, March 24th, 2007HONOLULU - Dorie-Ann Kahale and her five daughters moved from a homeless shelter to a mansion this week, courtesy of a Japanese real estate mogul who is handing over eight of his multimillion-dollar homes to low-income native Hawaiian families.
Tears spilled down Kahale’s cheeks as she accepted from billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto the key to a white, columned house with a circular driveway, a stone staircase and a deep porcelain bathtub. Her family will live there rent-free but must pay utility bills.
“I’m shocked. I’m overwhelmed,” Kahale said. “From the little box we had to what we have today.”




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