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Friday, April 13, 2018 |
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City Hires Private Security Guards to Protect Parks Overnight
By News Release @ 1:25 PM :: 5113 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...parks were selected for this pilot project as many are in close proximity to another park, providing for a good test comparison of effectiveness....
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Thursday, March 29, 2018 |
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Senate WAM Passes Budget With Amendments
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 5585 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Homelessness
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...highlights include funding for...Ohana Zones....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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Hawaii County Homeless Tent City Shut Down due to Fire Risk
By News Release @ 2:21 PM :: 5880 Views :: Hawaii County , Homelessness
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...but Harry Kim wants Ige to give an emergency proclamation and $25K to open another one....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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Kauai: DLNR Clears Activists from State Land Near Coco Palms
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 7012 Views :: Kauai County, Greenmail, Homelessness
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...The squatters were allowed to pack up personal possessions and valuables. What remained, including tents and other camping gear, was collected and loaded into trucks....
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Monday, February 26, 2018 |
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Honolulu Citizen Survey: Homelessness Top Priority
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 5334 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...The results from this year’s NCS ....
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Saturday, February 10, 2018 |
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Oahu Study: Child Molesters Exploit Drug-Addicted Homeless Youth
By News Release @ 4:06 AM :: 7582 Views :: Family, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...44% of homeless youth are from the Mainland...48% first became homeless with their homeless parents....
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Thursday, January 25, 2018 |
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018 |
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How Medicare covers mental health
By Selected News Articles @ 11:59 PM :: 5641 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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...Medicare covers a wide variety of such services, in both hospital inpatient and outpatient settings....
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018 |
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Hanabusa: Elect Me and I Will Build Massive Festering Homeless Tent Cities Everywhere
By News Release @ 1:47 AM :: 8510 Views :: Democratic Party, Homelessness, Politicians
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...Hanabusa said social services (lots of meth) could be offered at designated homeless camping areas (if they have enough copper to trade)….
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Monday, December 18, 2017 |
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Homeless Court clears hundreds of cases--16 Accept Housing
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 8430 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness, Judiciary
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...How Tickets Forced 16 Homeless to accept Housing....
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii: Homelessness and Poverty Do Not Correlate
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 PM :: 4876 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Honolulu is #1 for Homelessness, Pearl City is the 2nd-least needy city in USA....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Throwing Money at Housing Won’t Work
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 5248 Views :: Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...government’s real job is to out of the way, not create more costly programs that don’t work....
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Friday, December 8, 2017 |
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HUD: Hawaii #1 State for Homelessness
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 7050 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii still leads nation in homeless count per capita....
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Thursday, November 23, 2017 |
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Two Years Later--DLNR Still Finding Homeless Drug Addicts on Na Pali Coast
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 8400 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness, Drugs
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...Each time a team of officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) flies into the Kalalau section of the Na Pali Coast State Wilderness Park, they find fewer illegal camps and write fewer arrest citations....
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 |
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HUD Reviews Honolulu Section 8 Program
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 5356 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...Flashback: Audit Bashes Honolulu’s Rent Subsidy Program For Not Collecting Debts....
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017 |
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4M lbs of Trash Removed from Nimitz Homeless Camp
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 5927 Views :: Homelessness
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...Since the pilot program enforcement efforts began in July, more than 80 people have entered shelters or transitioned to housing....
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Tuesday, November 7, 2017 |
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Honolulu--4th Highest Veteran Homelessness in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 9:03 PM :: 6772 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness, Military, Cost of Living
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...veterans in many cities continue to suffer from long delays in mental-health treatment despite a $10 billion effort to expand veterans’ access to such care....
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Thursday, November 2, 2017 |
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Aid for tenants, landlords program expands to Kauai
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 6676 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness, Judiciary
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...Following the success of a program that helps landlords to get paid and keep tenants from being evicted on Oahu and in Maui County, Steps to Avoid Eviction is now available on Kauai....
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Monday, October 30, 2017 |
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Ige vs Tent Cities: Bum Control to be 'Highest Priority'
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 4940 Views :: Homelessness
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...Ige acknowledged that people must choose to accept services and shelter....
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Friday, October 20, 2017 |
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Government is making a mess of Honolulu's Kakaako Waterfront Park
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:40 AM :: 5293 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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...There likely are plenty of groups around Hawaii that would be willing to manage Kakaako Waterfront Park instead of the state. Why not give them a try?....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Housing ASAP: 714 Homeless Families Placed in Permanent Housing
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 5334 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...Working towards achieving a shared goal of functional zero by December 2018, which means that every family in Hawai‘i that becomes homeless can be placed into housing within 30 days....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Audit: Honolulu Homeless Programs Subject to Corrupt, Incompetent Department of Community Services
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 6703 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness
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...Audit of Housing First, Community Assistance Program, and Hale Mauliola Homeless Programs....
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Monday, August 21, 2017 |
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Pearl City: 43 Homeless Forced to Accept Shelter
By News Release @ 11:47 PM :: 4466 Views :: Homelessness
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...US Vets provided transportation to its Waianae Civic Center shelter....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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Youth Homelessness--Hawaii Ranks 5th
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 4875 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...2017’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children....
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Saturday, July 29, 2017 |
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Nine Homeless Accept Shelter After Latest Sweeps
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 4133 Views :: Homelessness
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...Nine people, including three couples and three single adults left their encampments along the H-1 corridor and Nimitz Highway and were placed into shelter at Next Step and to permanent housing....
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
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UH: Homelessness plays a large role in unnecessary hospitalizations
By Selected News Articles @ 10:06 PM :: 4333 Views :: Homelessness
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...“I Need my Own Place to get Better”: Patient Perspectives on the Role of Housing in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations....
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
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Audit: Caldwell's Section 8 Program Hides Homeless Data
By News Release @ 7:52 PM :: 6175 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness
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...Section 8 does not have a formal fraud program although, as of FY 2016, the program's delinquent accounts receivables totaled approximately $1.5 million....
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 |
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DLNR Removes 11 Tons of Homeless Drug Addicts’ Garbage from Kalalau
By News Release @ 3:54 AM :: 4600 Views :: Homelessness
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...Illustrates Trashing of Wilderness Park by Illegal Campers & Squatters....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2017 |
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Homeless Youth: Hawaii Ranks 5th
By Selected News Articles @ 5:15 PM :: 5058 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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...2017’s States with the Most At-Risk Youth....
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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 |
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DLNR: Napali Coast a Better Place with Squatters Out
By News Release @ 11:13 PM :: 7609 Views :: Environment, Homelessness, Drugs
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...A three day operation last week resulted in additional arrests and the dismantling of large, illegal camps in Kalalau Valley....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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UH: Housing First Keeps 89% of Homeless Housed
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 6274 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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Clients were 64% less likely to visit the emergency room and 74% less likely to be admitted to a hospital....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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City seeks proposals for its third Housing First program
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 7247 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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Housing First Increment III will provide permanent supportive housing to 100 households experiencing chronic homelessness at a cost of $2.2 million....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2017 |
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Socrates Visits a Homeless Camp in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:06 AM :: 5409 Views :: Homelessness
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...The irony that the biggest discrepancy of rich and poor I've ever seen - existing side by side before my own eyes - is located in a Democratic Party fiefdom did not escape my notice....
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Saturday, May 27, 2017 |
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Caldwell Veto: Bill 20 Puts ‘Sit-Lie’ at Risk
By News Release @ 5:06 AM :: 4336 Views :: Homelessness
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“passage of Bill 20 may result in a challenge to the legitimacy of the Sit-Lie laws, which are clearly intended to maintain pedestrian access over sidewalks in business and commercial areas and which have been extremely effective in the areas in which they have been enforced.”
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Saturday, May 27, 2017 |
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Napali Homeless Camp: DLNR Arrests 11, Finds Crossbow, Queen Size Bed, Pizza Oven
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 5026 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness
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...During law enforcement efforts over the past two years more than 200 people have been arrested....
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Monday, May 15, 2017 |
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After Death of Kauai Girl, DLNR Clears Homeless Drug Addicts out of Kalalau
By News Release @ 4:01 AM :: 8201 Views :: Kauai County, Homelessness, Drugs
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“If there’s any silver lining to what law breakers are posting on social media, is that it’s caused significant public outrage."
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017 |
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Oahu Homeless Count Up—Sister Isles Down
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 5092 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Homelessness
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Hawai‘i County saw the largest decrease at 32 percent, Maui County saw a 22 percent decline and Kaua‘i County a seven percent drop compared to 2016. O‘ahu saw a half percent increase in homeless ....
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Sunday, May 7, 2017 |
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The Rail Bill and Other Curiosities
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7570 Views :: Homelessness, Labor, Rail, Taxes
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...Shut up or we’ll make you pay for rail too....
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017 |
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City unveils new apartments for homeless
By News Release @ 11:29 PM :: 5988 Views :: Honolulu County, Homelessness
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The maximum income for applicants is 50 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI), with rents ranging from $880 to $1,306 per month....
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Friday, March 31, 2017 |
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Video: Should Being Homeless in Hawaii be Considered an Illness?
By Video @ 4:33 PM :: 5045 Views :: Homelessness
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Question: How can we increase homelessness 100-fold?
Answer: Make housing a right.
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Wednesday, March 22, 2017 |
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Homeless Tent City: DLNR Removes ‘Tons of Debris’ from Diamond Head
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 20625 Views :: Homelessness
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Seven People Cited So Far During Cleanup & Enforcement Operation....
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Thursday, February 16, 2017 |
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HB1595: Involuntary Commitment for Mentally Ill
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:32 PM :: 6010 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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"Currently, there are no laws on the books that allow for the involuntarily commitment of individuals who are mentally ill or drug addicted or alcoholic...."
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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HB1595: Urine Free Zones
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:14 PM :: 5843 Views :: Health Care, Homelessness
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"A person can be lying in their feces in a public stairwell and have an absolute constitutional right to do so, but the citizens walking over or through this public health hazard have no rights.”
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Friday, January 27, 2017 |
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Homeless Community Outreach Court is Now Open
By News Release @ 12:37 PM :: 6928 Views :: Homelessness, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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Four homeless individuals who collectively had more than 50 pending citations and/or warrants appeared before The Honorable Clarence A. Pacarro.....
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Wednesday, January 25, 2017 |
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HB1367: Accountability and Involvement with Homeless Provider Agencies
By News Release @ 5:47 PM :: 5034 Views :: Ethics, Homelessness
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Amends the definition of provider agency for homelessness services to include nonprofits that accept funds without a contract. Requires annual reports of providers' effectiveness....
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Friday, January 20, 2017 |
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Ward to Introduce ‘Tough Love Act’ for Homelessness
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:34 PM :: 5947 Views :: Homelessness, Drugs
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...will give homeless who commit perpetual misdemeanor crimes the option to go before a judge to choose either jail or rehabilitation/taking of their meds/getting off drugs, or getting job training....
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Friday, January 13, 2017 |
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Hawaii State Capitol Korea-Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vandalized With Excrement
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 3:47 PM :: 7257 Views :: Homelessness, Military
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The accumulation of excrement and hundreds of flies have now become a serious public health problem in the front yard of the Hawaii State Capitol....
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Friday, January 13, 2017 |
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Ige Announces Contracts for 33 Homeless Shelters, Claims Increase in Bed Count
By News Release @ 12:44 AM :: 4500 Views :: Homelessness
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Additionally, the shelters are proposing to double the number of people they place in permanent housing from approximately 3,000 to 6,200....
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