Violators could be fined up to $2,000 or jailed for up to a month if found with shopping carts under this proposal.

Part of the facility is expected to remain open during renovations, which are expected to cost $18 million. 

Programs the federal government has long supported to combat homelessness have fallen out favor.

The Green administration is moving quickly despite Native Hawaiian concerns that the homeless project will push out Hawaiians who have been waitlisted for decades.

The CORE program was started in 2021 and has changed its focus repeatedly since then, confounding efforts to gauge its effectiveness.

Meanwhile, keiki homelessness has shot up 43% since 2022, a new report shows.

More than a dozen Civil Beat reporters and photographers set out to chronicle the reality of homelessness on Oʻahu on Jan. 26, the day of the homeless census. Here’s what they saw.

The County Council also increased funding for invasive species mitigation and mental health programs as part of its ongoing review of next year’s budget.

Maui saw a big spike in the number of unsheltered residents and veteran homelessness was also on the rise.