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We knew it was coming eventually. Here’s how it’s going down.

Based on complaints from the public, the Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance is physically taping warning notices on carts, tents and other belongings on the sidewalks. There’s four DFM officials in orange vests, two police officers and some television news crews.

The notice has two components: One small square one noting the violation, and one longer piece of paper detailing the items and the time of the posting. After 24 hours, the department will return Tuesday morning to collect the belongings that aren’t moved.

The department is also taking photographs of the possessions so it knows what it can take Tuesday, director Westley Chun told Inside Honolulu.

Will the system the city has devised stand up to challenges?

“We will see,” Chun said. “We hope that it is. And we hope through this process to change the landscape of Honolulu.”

Officials are also giving homeless individuals pink “Homeless Help Cards” with contact information for violence and drug abuse counseling and emergency shelters. There were 145 vacant beds as of Friday, the city says. Trish Morikawa from the city’s housing office is part of the team walking the street.

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