Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
HUD Plan Leaves Millions For Hawaiʻi Homeless Housing In Limbo
Local nonprofit leaders estimate that more than 400 people could end up back on the streets if funding cuts go through.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
More Homeless People Are Dying On Oʻahu. Can We Reverse The ‘Crisis’?
An effort underway to bring the death rate down involves outreach, special facilities that offer medical care and shelter, and a controversial new law.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Buckets Of Cranberry Sauce, Stacks Of Turkeys: Hotel Feeds Homeless
For three decades, Waikīkī’s Hilton Hawaiian Village has donated meals with all the trimmings to the Institute for Human Services to feed the homeless on Thanksgiving.
Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu’s Crackdown Traps Homeless In Loop Of Citations
Ticketing of Honolulu’s homeless population ballooned after the mayor pledged to get 1,000 people off the street in a year, but the effort tends to involve familiar faces.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Back To The Streets Of Honolulu: One Woman’s Cycle Of Homelessness
A Big Island woman found professional help but a permanent housing solution remains elusive.
Maui Balances Compassion With Fire Safety In Homeless Encampment Sweeps
County leaders say they are prioritizing the community as a whole but critics feel it’s scapegoating.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi Law Is Diverting Mentally Ill From Jail — But Not Getting Them Help
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.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Has City Homeless Services Program Lost Its Way? Audit Will Check
The program has strayed from its emphasis on social work, according to people who value the program but call it ineffective.
Leo Azambuja/Civil Beat/2024
Maui Weighs Kinder Approach To Homelessness Amid Encampment Crackdowns
Some council members want to set a clear legal policy for the administration to follow.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Struggling And Lost On Oʻahu’s Streets, Woman Says Yes To Help
A psychiatrist set out to find a 33-year-old Hilo woman who battles homelessness and addiction after a failed medical intervention.