$77M proposed for homeless

Waikiki tourists' homelessness complaints top all others, and a City Council member wants to set up safe zones

By Allison Schaefers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 17, 2013

~~<p>Eric Ramaila lives under a plastic tarp on the sidewalk across the street from the $350 million Hawai‘i Convention Center at the gateway to Waikiki, the state's largest generator of tourism revenue.</p>
<p>Ramaila recycles cans for money and says one day he'll sell the urine that he stores in a commercial-size jar for bigger bucks. He doesn't want to go to a shelter because it would curtail his business plan.</p>
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Eric Ramaila lives under a plastic tarp on the sidewalk across the street from the $350 million Hawai‘i Convention Center at the gateway to Waikiki, the state's largest generator of tourism revenue.

Ramaila recycles cans for money and says one day he'll sell the urine that he stores in a commercial-size jar for bigger bucks. He doesn't want to go to a shelter because it would curtail his business plan. Login for more...