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Honolulu Homeless Services Program Too Disorganized To Assess, Auditor Says
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Honolulu Homeless Services Program Too Disorganized To Assess, Auditor Says

The CORE program was started in 2021 and has changed its focus repeatedly since then, confounding efforts to gauge its effectiveness.

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