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Nowhere To Go: Lack Of Housing And Staff Is Undercutting Efforts To Deal With Homelessness In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Nowhere To Go: Lack Of Housing And Staff Is Undercutting Efforts To Deal With Homelessness In Hawaii

Homeless people face a number of barriers to getting the help, including a dearth of available housing and a safety net system that isn't always designed to meet their needs.

Hawaii Would Pay To Fly Homeless People Back Home Under New Bill Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Would Pay To Fly Homeless People Back Home Under New Bill

Rep. John Mizuno wants to create a public-private partnership to help fund the program.

Hawaii’s New Homeless Chief Is Counting On The Aloha Spirit To Solve This Divisive Problem David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii’s New Homeless Chief Is Counting On The Aloha Spirit To Solve This Divisive Problem

James Koshiba has ambitious goals to reduce the number of people living on the streets.

The Tragic Life And Death Of A Hilo Homeless Woman Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023

The Tragic Life And Death Of A Hilo Homeless Woman

The woman who died in a Banyan tree fire last month was once an award-winning coffee farmer. But she struggled with mental illness.

Hawaii’s Governor Vowed To Cut Homelessness. Will The Legislature Go Along? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Governor Vowed To Cut Homelessness. Will The Legislature Go Along?

The lack of mental health services in the state has hit the homeless community especially hard.
Nonprofit Finds Success In Treating Mentally Ill Homeless People After Hawaii Loosened Law Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Nonprofit Finds Success In Treating Mentally Ill Homeless People After Hawaii Loosened Law

The Institute for Human Services, a local nonprofit, has assessed at least 100 homeless people over the last 14 months, and has provided medication for about 30 — a significant increase.
Denby Fawcett: Hostile Design Won’t Stop Homelessness. It Just Makes Us All Uncomfortable Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: Hostile Design Won’t Stop Homelessness. It Just Makes Us All Uncomfortable

Honolulu recently replaced many old-fashioned park benches along the Ala Wai Canal with green metal seats capable of holding only two people.
Danny De Gracia: It’s Time To Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Homelessness Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Danny De Gracia: It’s Time To Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Homelessness

We need to look at structures, systems and big pictures in approaching our solutions to Hawaii.
Homeward Bound: Hawaii Program Flies Homeless People To The Mainland David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Homeward Bound: Hawaii Program Flies Homeless People To The Mainland

The Institute for Human Services' relocation program has served nearly 600 people experiencing homelessness on Oahu since 2015.