A plan to divert homeless people into drug treatment instead of jail is also being developed, he said. This week, Miscovich said, authorities started making use of a new law that makes it easier to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Until we see a sustained, multiyear reduction, we should treat the 2025 homeless numbers with a healthy degree of skepticism.

Gov. Josh Green blasted Hawaiʻi State Auditor Les Kondo’s preliminary report on his signature tiny homes project, accusing the Legislature’s watchdog of being overly aggressive and expressing an ...