Homelessness

Lack Of Shelter Space Poses A Challenge For Oahu’s Newest Homeless Program Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lack Of Shelter Space Poses A Challenge For Oahu’s Newest Homeless Program

CORE’s main goal is to get people off the street, but it also helps them with medical care and social services.

How Homeless People Have Weathered The Pandemic In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

How Homeless People Have Weathered The Pandemic In Hawaii

Data collected from Hawaii and several other states shows that Covid-19 spread more slowly among homeless people compared with the general population.

More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth Megan Tagami/Civil Beat/2022

More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth

Act 130, recently signed into law, establishes the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program under the Department of Human Services.

Is Honolulu’s Chinatown On The Brink Of A Turnaround? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Is Honolulu’s Chinatown On The Brink Of A Turnaround?

Residents say new city programs and the dispersal of River of Life’s meal distributions are bringing peace and safety back to a historic neighborhood.

Number Of Homeless People Counted In Oahu Survey Drops 11% Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Number Of Homeless People Counted In Oahu Survey Drops 11%

Oahu’s homeless population includes 55 adults who said they are on the Hawaiian Homelands waitlist, the survey found.

Homeless Survey Reveals Pandemic Effects On Neighbor Islands Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

Homeless Survey Reveals Pandemic Effects On Neighbor Islands

The 2022 point-in-time count shows a decrease in homelessness on Maui, while the Big Island and Kauai saw an uptick in people living on the streets or in shelters.

Three Honolulu Homeless Shelters Are Closing, Leaving Clients With Uncertainty Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Three Honolulu Homeless Shelters Are Closing, Leaving Clients With Uncertainty

The service providers are vacating their current locations in Chinatown and Kakaako without a plan for where to go next. 

Denby Fawcett: Business Owners Face Special Challenges Posed By The Homeless Crisis Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: Business Owners Face Special Challenges Posed By The Homeless Crisis

A group of Chinatown business advocates took action to address the problem in their community.

A Pilot Program To Help Homeless People In Hawaii May Get Permanent Status Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

A Pilot Program To Help Homeless People In Hawaii May Get Permanent Status

Hawaii legislators are weighing two bills that would extend the Ohana Zones program, which is otherwise due to expire next year.

Denby Fawcett: River Of Life Mission Is Leaving Chinatown Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Denby Fawcett: River Of Life Mission Is Leaving Chinatown

Critics call it a significant development that will reduce homelessness and crime in the area.