Hawaii is conducting its first point-in-time count since 2024, and volunteers are fanning out across the state to gauge the ...

For the first time since 2024, Oahu on Monday resumed its unsheltered Point in Time count of people living on the streets.

The last census in 2024 counted nearly 4,500 homeless people on Oahu, up from about 4,000 in 2023.

A Hawaii County Council committee has voted to send to the full council a resolution requesting the county auditor conduct an ...

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 ...

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Darlene Mayo, 52, died on a sidewalk near a Koa Pancake House in Wahiawa of severe anemia likely due to a chronic lice infestation. Aris Garcia died of methamphetamine intoxication on a canal ...

The city and state plan a deeper, data-driven approach to address homelessness starting in January that also could tap into city police and park drone images to gauge homeless activity across Oahu in ...

In January 2024, America’s homeless population hit an all-time high of 771,000 people, an 18% jump from just one year earlier. California leads the nation, with more than 187,000 people unhoused.