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ACLU Sues Honolulu In A Bid To End Homeless Sweeps Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

ACLU Sues Honolulu In A Bid To End Homeless Sweeps

The civil rights group wants the court to order the city to stop "targeted enforcement and harassment," which it says is unconstitutional.

Honolulu Struggles To Use Funding It Sets Aside For Community Facilities Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu Struggles To Use Funding It Sets Aside For Community Facilities

Only two projects for the homeless have been successfully implemented in the past several years.

New Medical Center Opens For Honolulu’s Homeless Community Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

New Medical Center Opens For Honolulu’s Homeless Community

The Honolulu Emergency Services Department is working with the city's outreach program to help homeless patients find permanent housing.

Hawaii Has Been ‘Sweeping’ Homeless From Public Lands For More Than 100 Years Screenshot/newspapers.com

Hawaii Has Been ‘Sweeping’ Homeless From Public Lands For More Than 100 Years

The term "homeless sweep" doesn't appear in Hawaii newspapers until the early 2000s, but officials have been ordering large-scale homeless enforcements since at least 1901.

Kona Police Remove Homeless Camps From County Aquatic Center Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023

Kona Police Remove Homeless Camps From County Aquatic Center

ACLU and some service providers say the enforcement actions are cruel, possibly illegal and exacerbate the problem.

Oahu Sees Alarming Increase In Number Of Homeless Seniors  David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Oahu Sees Alarming Increase In Number Of Homeless Seniors 

A new report found overall homeless numbers remained relatively stable in the last year, but there have been notable changes in who is homeless and why. 

Kauai Wants To House The Homeless — Just Not In Their Backyard Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

Kauai Wants To House The Homeless — Just Not In Their Backyard

The county is trying to address an increase in homelessness despite persistent NIMBYism.

Hawaii Governor Plans To Develop More Tiny Home Villages Statewide Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Governor Plans To Develop More Tiny Home Villages Statewide

He urged people to embrace the concept and vowed to move forward regardless of local NIMBY opposition.

Hawaii Has Had Amazing Success Reducing The Number Of Homeless Vets. Here’s How Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Has Had Amazing Success Reducing The Number Of Homeless Vets. Here’s How

The number of homeless veterans in Hawaii declined by 51% between 2015 and 2022, a number far higher than the national average.

A New Program Aims To Help Hawaii’s Older Adults Keep Their Homes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

A New Program Aims To Help Hawaii’s Older Adults Keep Their Homes

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would extend rental assistance to people who are at least 62.