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Monday, May 18, 2020 |
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Best States for Military Retirees -- Hawaii 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 6:39 PM :: 3181 Views :: Homelessness, Military
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...but Hawaii is the #1 state for homeless veterans....
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020 |
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State Supreme Court: Victims of Homeless Criminals May Sue Those Who Enable Homelessness
By Court House News @ 5:49 PM :: 4343 Views :: Homelessness
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...In the case of a bar owner who was assaulted by a homeless man illegally living in a nearby storage unit, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled, May 5, 2020, that plaintiffs can recover damages in public nuisance suits if they have suffered individualized harm....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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City to Open Second Homeless Tent City
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 3618 Views :: Homelessness, COVID-19
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...City to open a Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) facility in Pearl City....
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Thursday, April 2, 2020 |
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First Federal COVID Grants Aid Hawaii Homeless, Mass Transit
By Ed Case @ 3:24 PM :: 3155 Views :: Homelessness, COVID-19
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...First Federal Emergency Grant Awards to Hawai'i to Address COVID-19 Impacts....
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Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell: Homeless enforcement more important than ever
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 4010 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care, Homelessness
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...Stored property enforcement and sidewalk nuisance enforcement to continue; HONU to continue to serve homeless population....
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
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DHHL Clears Out Another Homeless Camp
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 2204 Views :: Homelessness
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...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....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
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Quality of Life? Residents Say Honolulu Ranks 391st
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 5769 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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... 1 in 4 Honolulu residents say they plan to be gone by 2025 ....
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020 |
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What’s Really Driving the Homelessness Crisis?
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:59 PM :: 3587 Views :: Homelessness
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...There has been remarkably little clarity on this key question....
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Saturday, February 8, 2020 |
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Makuu: Homeless Move onto Abandoned DHHL Leaseholds, Set up Auto Junkyard
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 5523 Views :: Hawaii County , DHHL, Homelessness
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...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....
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 |
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After Diamond Head Attack--Lawmakers Propose Gun Control and Mental Health Bills
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4334 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...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....
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Sunday, January 26, 2020 |
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Where The Homeless Are--Oahu 'Heat Map'
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 5816 Views :: Homelessness
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...Partners in Care Releases ‘Heat Map’ of Homeless Camps Based on 2020 PIT Survey....
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Thursday, January 16, 2020 |
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Homeless deaths increase on O‘ahu Because They are not Being Forced into Shelters
By News Release @ 5:23 PM :: 4768 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Homelessness
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...The average age of death amongst this vulnerable population here on O‘ahu was 54.4 years old....
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Wednesday, January 15, 2020 |
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Family of Murdered Woman Demands Action Against Homeless Criminal Camp Near Whitmore Village
By News Release @ 1:02 AM :: 6868 Views :: Honolulu County, Agriculture, Homelessness, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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"...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...."
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Friday, January 10, 2020 |
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'Rest Stop' Serves Homeless 68,000 Times--Only 92 Accept Housing
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 4065 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...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....
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 |
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Hawaii Homelessness Summit 2020 set for Capitol
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 3270 Views :: Homelessness
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...Meanwhile -- ANOTHER Homeless Alleged Rapist Arrested -- Attacks in Honolulu Office Building....
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Tuesday, December 24, 2019 |
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DLNR: Only 3 Bums Ticketed in Latest Napali Coast Sweep
By News Release @ 11:45 PM :: 5820 Views :: Kauai County, Environment, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...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....
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Tuesday, December 17, 2019 |
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Homelessness: Ige Signs Seventh Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 3:16 AM :: 11068 Views :: Homelessness
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...Ige signed the first emergency proclamation for homelessness on Dec. 14, 2018....
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Monday, December 16, 2019 |
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Homelessness: Kauai LEAD Program Launches
By News Release @ 1:06 AM :: 3607 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness
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...pilot project deals with substance abuse, homelessness and low-level crime....
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019 |
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Surfing the Nations - Transforming Wahiawa and the World
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:33 AM :: 4278 Views :: Homelessness, Religion
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...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....
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Thursday, November 14, 2019 |
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LEAD: Homeless Law Enforcement Program Spreads to Big Island
By News Release @ 5:29 PM :: 4069 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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... The Big Island Substance Abuse Council (BISAC) will operate the pilot project ....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
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Hawaii Sitting on $281M Unspent Federal Welfare Block Grant
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 4709 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Idea: Use the money to FORCE the homeless into shelter with drug treatment and mental health care....
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Monday, November 4, 2019 |
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Rep Mizuno calls on AG Barr to Investigate NY Homeless ‘Exports’
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 4003 Views :: Homelessness
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...NYC secretly exports homeless to Hawaii....
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Monday, November 4, 2019 |
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Honolulu Highest Homeless Veteran Count in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 4844 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Military
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...Honolulu Homeless Veterans per Veteran Population tied for worst in USA -- 46 times higher than first place Virginia Beach, VA....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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HCDA Kakaako Park Transferred to City
By News Release @ 3:34 PM :: 4637 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...16 parcels, including 3 roadways and numerous other public facilities located within an approximately 41-acre, makai section of Kaka‘ako....
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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NYC secretly exports homeless to Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:42 AM :: 5175 Views :: Homelessness
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...the Big Apple has sent local homeless families to 373 cities across the country with a full year of rent in their pockets....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 |
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First 'Ohana Zone' Homeless Shelter opens in Hilo
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 3965 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness
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...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....
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Wednesday, September 18, 2019 |
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'Gravely Disabled' Homeless Forced Into Mental Health Care in More States
By Selected News Articles @ 3:19 PM :: 3795 Views :: Homelessness
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"...The ACLU of Hawaii declined an interview request...."
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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The Experience of Homeless, Runaway and Other Street Youth on O‘ahu
By News Release @ 8:46 PM :: 5230 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Hawai‘i’s 2017 homeless point-in-time count reported 319 unaccompanied youth, with 82.0% of these youth living unsheltered....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Homelessness: Ige Issues 5th Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 3540 Views :: Homelessness
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...to support the development of additional affordable housing for people transitioning out of homelessness....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 |
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Death Gets 373 Homeless off Streets
By News Release @ 9:47 PM :: 5525 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...373 people who were considered homeless at the time of their deaths have died on O‘ahu from 2014 through 2018....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019 |
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‘Housing First’ Gets 450 Homeless off Streets
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 5665 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...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....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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First Dialysis Center Coming to Micronesia?
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 4758 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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...Request for Proposals: Pohnpei State Hemodialysis Project....
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Friday, May 10, 2019 |
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Wahiawa Hospital: New Partnership Supports Mental Health Needs
By News Release @ 8:28 PM :: 4638 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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...there may be as many as 30 stabilization beds at WGH by early next year....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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9th Circuit: City Can Only Enforce Sleeping Ban if Shelter Available
By Robert Thomas @ 10:48 PM :: 5679 Views :: Homelessness
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"...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...."
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Monday, March 4, 2019 |
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City-Funded Survey Tries Out Excuses for Tax Hikes
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 5823 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Taxes
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...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....
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019 |
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Oahu 12% More Homeless Refuse Shelter
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 7335 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...the number of homeless in shelters is down 19%....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 |
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Hawaii Senators' Favorite Mafia Hitman Loses Home to Foreclosure
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 12513 Views :: Ethics, Homelessness, Politicians
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...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....
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Friday, February 1, 2019 |
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Looking for housing in all the wrong places
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:19 PM :: 4988 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...House Bill 1315 proposes an amendment to the Hawaii Constitution that would enshrine a “right” to housing....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 |
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019 |
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Harassed by Drugged-out Shelter–Refusers, Iolani Palace to close early--Children's Center may Shut Down
By News Release @ 12:57 AM :: 6762 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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...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....
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Caldwell, Green Bless Iwilei Homeless Magnet
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 4696 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...designed to make refusing shelter easier....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Bum Patrol: Security Contract Expands to Windward, North Shore Parks
By News Release @ 3:56 PM :: 5272 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...There are 18 District IV parks covered under this contract, which goes into effect on Friday, Jan. 4....
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Tuesday, December 18, 2018 |
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Homelessness: Hawaii has 4th Largest Increase and 4th Largest Decrease
By News Release @ 3:03 PM :: 5961 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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- #4 -- HAWAII 460 / 7.6% increase 2007-2018
- #4 -- HAWAII -690 / -9.6% decrease 2017-2018
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Friday, December 14, 2018 |
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Ige Signs Emergency Proclamation to Build Homeless 'Ohana Zones
By News Release @ 8:44 PM :: 4416 Views :: Homelessness
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...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....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Honolulu Bum Patrol Extended City Cites 'Good Results'
By News Release @ 8:27 PM :: 6464 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Law Enforcement
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...Good results so far at nine urban parks under the 24/7 security pilot project....
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018 |
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Charitable? Hawaii Ranks 46th
By Selected News Articles @ 3:52 PM :: 4688 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...WalletHub determined the most charitable of the 50 states by comparing them across 18 key indicators of charitable behavior....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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Bum Patrol: City Launches 24/7 Security Project for Nine Parks
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 5083 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...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....
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Friday, November 9, 2018 |
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Trump Admin: Caldwell a Section 8 High Performer
By News Release @ 10:01 AM :: 4634 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...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....
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