Homeless

Funding for a Safe Parking Pilot Project was granted by the Maui County Council in 2023, but no areas have been designated for houseless individuals since the money was appropriated.

The Kōkua Command Center is a centralized hub to coordinate homelessness efforts across Honolulu.

Grants for Kauaʻi County houseless programs were set to receive $500,000 under the original proposed budget, but will now receive $1.5 million.

The number of people experiencing homelessness on Oʻahu has remained virtually the same, but more families are struggling with housing.

Dominique Rollins has been a Waialua resident since 1996. The North shore floods moved her house 10 feet — and now she's in temporary housing. She's relocated three times since March.

The impacts of federal funding cuts and the tight state budget have trickled down to Kauaʻi County, which is finalizing its budget for next year.

The number of people experiencing homelessness across Kauaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island decrease by about 2% since 2024.

Teams from the Honolulu Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program are still going out to help unsheltered people following the Kona storm.

On Saturday, outreach workers across the state were trying to convince people without safe, stable housing to head to shelters during a powerful Kona storm. But often people don’t want to leave their tents behind out of fear that their belongings will be gone.

The storm is expected to last through Saturday, bringing possible flooding, windy conditions and thunderstorms. By Wednesday evening, all islands will be under flood watch.