As the homeless population increases on the Leeward Coast, a new plan for legal encampments is getting mixed reviews.

A Honolulu doctor has spent years caring for mentally ill people who are homeless, trying to earn their trust and overcome their resistance to getting care.

Sweeps and bans and even safe zones do nothing to bring “deviant” homeless people back into the norms of our existence.

The latest “point in time” count also shows an almost 9.4 percent drop on Oahu.

“Demolish them,” says Councilman Trevor Ozawa, but the Kalakaua Avenue shelters also offer tourists a respite from the sun or the rain.

From approving medical aid in dying to banning certain sunscreens and pesticide chemicals, legislators passed bills they only thought about in years past.

New efforts by the state and city can’t hide the fact that for the hardcore homeless, the government is a cleaning service.

Three “ohana zones” would be built on Oahu, and one each on Maui, Kauai and the Big Island.

If it’s approved, the proposal to move more homeless people out of public spaces could face a legal challenge.

Bryan McKay Moorefield led a seemingly carefree life in Waikiki, but was searching for a way off the streets at the time of his death.