Three dozen participants in Honolulu’s fledgling Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program reduced their emergency room visits, interactions with police and nights spent unsheltered.

Opponents of the city proposal say closing parks is not the answer when better enforcement and maintenance is needed.

Like Honolulu, San Francisco has struggled to provide public toilets, showers and hygiene centers. A public-private partnership there made the problem worse.

A federal youth homelessness project in Honolulu is being guided by nine young people who know the issue first-hand.

Surfers have joined with a City Council member, the Surfrider Foundation and the local neighborhood board to help clean and patrol the popular surfing area.

Homelessness needs to be a top priority of candidates in Honolulu’s mayoral race in the coming year.

Some 30% of Hawaii’s homeless suffer from a serious mental illness.

The mayor is hoping state and federal agencies will help fund the effort to help homeless people, whether they want it or not.

It’s not humane to make the mentally ill and drug addicts suffer on the streets, and it’s not fair to allow their presence to endanger the rest of us.

Oneula Beach Park in Ewa Beach, a popular spot for local fishermen, is the last park on the island that is still open all night.