Nearly four years ago, the Hawaiʻi County Council tackled the local homeless population problem in a big way, earmarking the first funding of what would become $33 million. The results have been ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The trend for homeless families was equally encouraging: a ...

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 ...

The State of Hawaii has put forward a bold, nine-step plan to show absolute improvement in lessening the homeless problem through Hawaii, especially on Oahu. The plan is aimed to do far more than ...

A Hawaii County Council committee has voted to send to the full council a resolution requesting the county auditor conduct an audit of the Office of Housing and Community Development’s Homeless and ...

Homelessness is a difficult issue, with a lot of disagreement among governing officials and activist groups on how it should be tackled. But no matter where you stand on the issue, the numbers don't ...

In his second State of the County address, Mayor Kimo Alameda on Thursday focused on issues that contribute to housing shortages and homelessness on the Big Island. Alameda touted a community survey ...