Homelessness and affordable housing have been prevalent issues in Hawaii, with Hawaii having one of the highest per capita rate of homelessness in the US. Two years after the initiative’s inception–including setbacks due to COVID – Lieutenant Governor Josh Green announced the completion of the State’s first master-planned Kauhale to address homelessness and affordable housing: ...
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Homelessness
Our State of Homelessness: Day 1: Maui Ka Hale A Ke Ola : A comprehensive resource center which provides emergency and transitional shelter to the homeless on Maui. Executive Director Monique Yamashita gave us a tour of the facilities and introduced us to current residents. The shelter is always at capacity, and while the goal is ...
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Lt. Gov. Josh Green targets homelessness
“PRESCRIBING HOPE PART II: TRAPPED ON THE STREETS” DOCUMENTS HAWAII’S SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL HOMELESS
https://www.facebook.com/LtGovJoshGreen/videos/2213905182256784/ A large portion of Hawaii’s homeless population suffers from schizophrenia, severe substance abuse, or other incapacitating mental illnesses. The sad reality is that most of these people will continue to suffer for years while their mental and physical health deteriorates. Psychiatrist Dr. Chad Koyanagi, along with a team from The Institute for Human ...
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Lieutenant Governor Josh Green, joined by city council member Ikaika Anderson spent a morning in Waimanalo visiting with the homeless community living around Waimanalo Beach Park, and touring two parcels of land that could potentially be used as future sites for hygiene centers, service stations, or permanent housing locations for Waimanalo’s homeless population. The goal ...
Read More LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN ASSESSES HOMELESS SITUATION IN WAIMANALO
OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR STATE OF HAWAII STATE CAPITOL HONOLULU, HI 96813 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2019 Media Contact: Chelsea Lockridge (808)586-0292 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GREEN RESPONDS TO BEING NAMED POINT PERSON FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS ON HOMELESSNESS BY GOVERNOR IGE IN HIS STATE OF THE ...
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