Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Would Pay To Fly Homeless People Back Home Under New Bill
Rep. John Mizuno wants to create a public-private partnership to help fund the program.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaii’s New Homeless Chief Is Counting On The Aloha Spirit To Solve This Divisive Problem
James Koshiba has ambitious goals to reduce the number of people living on the streets.
Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023
The Tragic Life And Death Of A Hilo Homeless Woman
The woman who died in a Banyan tree fire last month was once an award-winning coffee farmer. But she struggled with mental illness.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
House GOP Pushes For Mandatory Mental Health Treatment For Homeless People
Democrats also have mental health bills in the works.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii’s Governor Vowed To Cut Homelessness. Will The Legislature Go Along?
The lack of mental health services in the state has hit the homeless community especially hard.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Nonprofit Finds Success In Treating Mentally Ill Homeless People After Hawaii Loosened Law
The Institute for Human Services, a local nonprofit, has assessed at least 100 homeless people over the last 14 months, and has provided medication for about 30 — a significant increase.
Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2022
Denby Fawcett: Hostile Design Won’t Stop Homelessness. It Just Makes Us All Uncomfortable
Honolulu recently replaced many old-fashioned park benches along the Ala Wai Canal with green metal seats capable of holding only two people.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Danny De Gracia: It’s Time To Have Uncomfortable Conversations About Homelessness
We need to look at structures, systems and big pictures in approaching our solutions to Hawaii.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Homeward Bound: Hawaii Program Flies Homeless People To The Mainland
The Institute for Human Services’ relocation program has served nearly 600 people experiencing homelessness on Oahu since 2015.
Cassie Ordonio/Civil Beat/2022
Josh Green Names Longtime Advocate To Be New Hawaii Housing Chief
Two nonprofit groups also announced they received $7.5 million to fight family homelessness from a fund set up by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.