County leaders say they are prioritizing the community as a whole but critics feel it’s scapegoating.

The goal was to get help faster to non-violent offenders with mental illness. Instead, they are showing up again and again at the state hospital.

The program has strayed from its emphasis on social work, according to people who value the program but call it ineffective.

Some council members want to set a clear legal policy for the administration to follow.

A psychiatrist set out to find a 33-year-old Hilo woman who battles homelessness and addiction after a failed medical intervention.

A 33-year-old woman with mental struggles disappeared after she was medevaced from Hilo to The Queen’s Medical Center. Then she ended up on the unfamiliar streets of Honolulu.

Drawn to Maui to surf decades ago, Rex Cole was among four homeless men who went missing during the devastating 2023 fire.

Residential Youth Services & Empowerment helps homeless youth get off the streets with a place to stay, programs and assistance to finish school or earn their GED.

The City Council hasn’t come up with funding yet for the program and research shows cameras alone may not be effective.

Proposed restrictions would discourage people from sheltering in public transit.