Homelessness

Gov. David Ige has taken a strong stand against tent cities, while Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa supports the concept of “ohana zones.”

ALEA Bridge hopes to break ground in November for a 12- to 16-unit transitional housing development in Wahiawa.

Two measures from Kirk Caldwell targeting homeless people in public places receive initial approval.

Hawaii businessman Duane Kurisu, who developed living units for the homeless, wants a permit to build a radio tower next door.

The existing bans for sidewalks in business areas are insufficient to address public homelessness, the Honolulu mayor said.

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.

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.