Homelessness

...The enforcement action resulted in the removal of several abandoned vehicles and six truckloads of trash that included car parts, appliances, scrap metal, tires, and household items....

... 1 in 4 Honolulu residents say they plan to be gone by 2025 ....

...There has been remarkably little clarity on this key question....

...Over the past six months, the Department has removed unpermitted structures, unauthorized campers, and abandoned vehicles from Kalaeloa, Anahola, Hanapepe, King’s Landing, and other locations statewide....

...SB2505: Requires & appropriates funds for DOH to establish a continuum of stabilization beds statewide for non-forensic patients with substance abuse or mental health disorders....

...Partners in Care Releases ‘Heat Map’ of Homeless Camps Based on 2020 PIT Survey....

...The average age of death amongst this vulnerable population here on O‘ahu was 54.4 years old....

"...ADC acknowledged that there is some criminal activity going on but said they did not want to send sheriffs there and clear it out because criminals would just come back...."

...92 people have been placed into housing as a direct result of the consultation they received when visiting the Pūnāwai Rest Stop. Along with housing, 35 individuals have found employment through the services offered at Pūnāwai, and another 10 people have entered into substance abuse treatment....

...Meanwhile  -- ANOTHER Homeless Alleged Rapist Arrested -- Attacks in Honolulu Office Building....

...For decades this section of the state’s largest wilderness park had a wild west atmosphere, with illegal campers and often-times their huge, trashy campsites marring the experience and the environment....

...Ige signed the first emergency proclamation for homelessness on Dec. 14, 2018....

...pilot project deals with substance abuse, homelessness and low-level crime....

...Whether taking their surfboards to do diplomacy in North Korea or feeding the homeless in Wahiawa, the nonprofit Surfing the Nations is having an impact.... 

... The Big Island Substance Abuse Council (BISAC) will operate the pilot project ....

...Idea: Use the money to FORCE the homeless into shelter with drug treatment and mental health care....

...NYC secretly exports homeless to Hawaii....

...Honolulu Homeless Veterans per Veteran Population tied for worst in USA -- 46 times higher than first place Virginia Beach, VA....

...16 parcels, including 3 roadways and numerous other public facilities located within an approximately 41-acre, makai section of Kaka‘ako....

...the Big Apple has sent local homeless families to 373 cities across the country with a full year of rent in their pockets....

... Its hard being a tweeker ....

...There are 25 emergency shelter beds available in the initial phase. At full operation, the shelter will provide 50 emergency shelter beds for single men....

"...The ACLU of Hawaii declined an interview request...."

...Hawai‘i’s 2017 homeless point-in-time count reported 319 unaccompanied youth, with 82.0% of these youth living unsheltered....

...to support the development of additional affordable housing for people transitioning out of homelessness....

...373 people who were considered homeless at the time of their deaths have died on O‘ahu from 2014 through 2018....

...91 percent of Honolulu’s Housing First clients came into the program as chronically homeless, and over 60 percent came directly from living on the streets....

...Request for Proposals: Pohnpei State Hemodialysis Project....

...there may be as many as 30 stabilization beds at WGH by early next year....

...Madame Pele shows the way to solve homelessness--APPLY MORE FORCE....

"...the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment bars a city from prosecuting people criminally for sleeping outside on public property when those people have no home or other shelter to go to...."

...Residents were presented with a list of eight potential projects and asked their level of support for each, even if it involved raising taxes or fees....

...the number of homeless in shelters is down 19%....

...Yoon took out two mortgages for a total of $739,660 written on the same day, exactly 13 days after the HFFF fundraiser, and not recorded in Hawaii for over a year....

...House Bill 1315 proposes an amendment to the Hawaii Constitution that would enshrine a “right” to housing....

...Four-month extension lasting until mid-May....

...there have been increasing issues with vandalism including damage to a palace window and graffiti on historic structures. This is a result of night time vagrancy and items such as hypodermic needles being left on the grass....

...designed to make refusing shelter easier....

...There are 18 District IV parks covered under this contract, which goes into effect on Friday, Jan. 4....

• #4 -- HAWAII 460 / 7.6% increase 2007-2018
• #4 -- HAWAII -690 / -9.6% decrease 2017-2018

...The emergency proclamation will focus on accelerating the completion of housing projects for individuals and families exiting homelessness. It will also help to expand shelter capacity and access to services, especially for unsheltered homeless individuals....

...Good results so far at nine urban parks under the 24/7 security pilot project....

...WalletHub determined the most charitable of the 50 states by comparing them across 18 key indicators of charitable behavior....

...This pilot project involves two uniformed guards regularly patrolling the above mentioned parks, using a marked vehicle as their transport. These guards do not have citation powers, but are trained to mitigate confrontational situations and coordinate with the Honolulu Police Department should further enforcement be necessary....

...The City and County of Honolulu, the largest housing authority in Hawai‘i that administers a Housing Choice Voucher Program, has once again been designated as a “High Performer” by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development....

...The tweekers have told us to let them do whatever they want.  It is a violation of the 8th Amendment to disobey tweekers....

...During the first 18 months of the program 86 defendants participated in COC, 950 non-violent cases were cleared, and 39 people moved off the street and into housing....

...city lawyers have taken great pains to craft the bills with language that works around areas that federal courts have found unacceptable....

"...Although we’ve made gains in combating homelessness, there is a group of service-resistant individuals who continue to disobey the rules and take up our public spaces....”

...On May 16, three vehicles transported homeless individuals from Chinatown to the Waianae Civic Center as reported by the executive director of the city’s housing office.  On June 13, the director used a city van to take two people and their dog to the Waianae Civic Center during outreach efforts in Ala Moana Park, Waikiki and Old Stadium Park....