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As housing costs rise, renters have to cut bigger and bigger checks just to get in the door.
Departing IHS spokesman Kimo Carvalho has shined a bright light on the complexities of homelessness in Hawaii.
The homeless encampment at Waianae Boat Harbor has a plan to build a permanent community and they deserve support from the more fortunate.
A longtime homeless community has spent years fending off “sweeps” by the state. Now it’s planning a move to a permanent home.
New technology will aid volunteers in mapping the locations of the island’s homeless population.
Three dozen participants in Honolulu’s fledgling Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program reduced their emergency room visits, interactions with police and nights spent unsheltered.
Opponents of the city proposal say closing parks is not the answer when better enforcement and maintenance is needed.
Like Honolulu, San Francisco has struggled to provide public toilets, showers and hygiene centers. A public-private partnership there made the problem worse.
A federal youth homelessness project in Honolulu is being guided by nine young people who know the issue first-hand.
A longtime homeless community has spent years fending off “sweeps” by the state. Now it’s planning a move to a permanent home.
New technology will aid volunteers in mapping the locations of the island’s homeless population.
Three dozen participants in Honolulu’s fledgling Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program reduced their emergency room visits, interactions with police and nights spent unsheltered.
Opponents of the city proposal say closing parks is not the answer when better enforcement and maintenance is needed.
Like Honolulu, San Francisco has struggled to provide public toilets, showers and hygiene centers. A public-private partnership there made the problem worse.
A federal youth homelessness project in Honolulu is being guided by nine young people who know the issue first-hand.
Surfers have joined with a City Council member, the Surfrider Foundation and the local neighborhood board to help clean and patrol the popular surfing area.
Homelessness needs to be a top priority of candidates in Honolulu’s mayoral race in the coming year.
Some 30% of Hawaii’s homeless suffer from a serious mental illness.
The mayor is hoping state and federal agencies will help fund the effort to help homeless people, whether they want it or not.
It’s not humane to make the mentally ill and drug addicts suffer on the streets, and it’s not fair to allow their presence to endanger the rest of us.
Oneula Beach Park in Ewa Beach, a popular spot for local fishermen, is the last park on the island that is still open all night.
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