A “Safe Place” yellow placard sign is seen at the Aina Haina Public Library in East Honolulu. Rep. Lisa Marten (D, Kailua-Lanikai-Waimanalo), who introduced HB 613, said the budget gives the Safe ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii is conducting its first point-in-time count since 2024, and volunteers are fanning out across the state to gauge the homelessness problem in the Islands. The point-in-time ...

Under a proposed homeless sanctuary pilot program, women and children would be able to live in vehicles or in communal tents on government-sanctioned land. Above, a woman slept on the sidewalk along ...

A neighborhood in Hawaii’s capital city has been plagued by a sprawling waterfront homeless shanty town that includes a makeshift houseboat used to avoid encampment sweeps. The two-story floating ...

Homeless women and children under age 18 would be able to live in their vehicles or in a communal tent on government-sanctioned land that would offer security, case management and bathroom and laundry ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - HOPE Services Hawaii is holding its annual homeless luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luʻau Hale in Hilo. The event goes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with ...

Because Safe Place hasn’t been widely marketed yet, no one in Hawaii has used the service even during the pilot, said Clark, whose priority is raising public awareness for the new permanent program.