Gov. Josh Green has not named a replacement yet for James Koshiba, who has been in the role for just under a year.

Efforts by the city and police helped reduce the number of homeless people on the streets, but Chinatown residents say they still don’t feel safe, especially at night.

But in recent years, the youth in need have been harder to locate due to county laws and the pandemic.

In a dirt lot across from Kahului Airport, air-conditioned field tents, a mess hall, a clinic and wrap-around services give clients a shot at recovery at Pu‘uhonua o Nene.

The ACLU lawsuit had asked a court to stop what it called ‘targeted enforcement and harassment.’

The civil rights group wants the court to order the city to stop “targeted enforcement and harassment,” which it says is unconstitutional.

Only two projects for the homeless have been successfully implemented in the past several years.

The Honolulu Emergency Services Department is working with the city’s outreach program to help homeless patients find permanent housing.

The term “homeless sweep” doesn’t appear in Hawaii newspapers until the early 2000s, but officials have been ordering large-scale homeless enforcements since at least 1901.

ACLU and some service providers say the enforcement actions are cruel, possibly illegal and exacerbate the problem.