Waikoloa Workforce Housing's board of directors will hold a blessing and groundbreaking Saturday for Kamakoa at Waikoloa, a new affordable housing complex.

Up to 1,200 housing units for sale and rent are being planned for the 279-acre site adjacent to Waikoloa Village in South Kohala.

The project is aimed primarily at providing homes for resort and hotel employees and public-sector workers, and the first phase of the project will include 426 affordable housing units.

Of the total units, 308 will be for sale and 118 for rent on the southern portion of the site, adjacent to Paniolo Estates subdivision.

Kamakoa at Waikoloa is being developed by Waikoloa Workforce Housing LLC, a development entity created by Hawaii Island Housing Trust, a nonprofit housing provider.

A reception and open house will be held at the Waikoloa Elementary School Cafeteria at noon. For more information, visit www.kamakoa.com.

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