Work begins this morning to give young people safe play areas at Mayor Wright Homes.

The project will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and tomorrow and involves University of Hawai'i students in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning working with the Mayor Wright Homes Tenants Association in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood.

"We are excited to launch this beautification project and to provide a safe place for our children to gather," said Hana Eliapo, president of the tenants association.

Mayor Wright Homes is Hawai'i's largest public-housing complex.