Illegal campsites creating problems at Diamond Head Beach Park

• By Mindy Pennybacker mpennybacker@staradvertiser.com
• March 15, 2021
• 99

The Honolulu city beach parks makai of Diamond Head Road are crowded with walkers, surfers, fishers, beachgoers and sightseers from dawn to dusk. Read more

Hawaii public safety conference will address COVID-19 and homelessness

• By Allison Schaefers
• March 7, 2021

Tourism leaders, elected officials, law enforcement and others are gearing up to address a variety of safety and security issues faced by Hawaii’s travel industry, including COVID-19 and homelessness. Read more

Honolulu’s housing director has new plans to tackle homelessness

• By Ashley Mizuo
• March 7, 2021
• 62

The idea is, what if instead of calling the police to address a homelessness issue, people had another number they could call that would send outreach services instead? Read more

Unsheltered homeless in Hawaii to go uncounted amid COVID-19

• By Andrew Gomes
• Jan. 14, 2021
• 8

A wave of rising homelessness is expected to wash over Hawaii in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, yet any increase this year won’t be measured because an annual survey has been called off due to COVID-19. Read more

A gift of two dumplings sparked an Oahu family’s legacy of giving

• By Michael Tsai / Special to the Star-Advertiser
• Dec. 25, 2020
• 17

A hundred homeless, runaway or otherwise at-risk Honolulu youth enjoyed a hot meal on Christmas Eve thanks to an anonymous but never forgotten act of kindness some 5,000 miles and 42 years removed. Read more

New kauhale homeless community in Kalaeloa sees first tiny home

• Nov. 25, 2020

Homeless project to welcome new residents

• By Dan Nakaso
• Nov. 18, 2020
• 19

The first occupants will move into the city’s new Punawai Rest Stop studio apartments in Iwilei around Thanksgiving, months ahead of schedule, offering outgoing Mayor Kirk Caldwell and outgoing City Councilman Joey Manahan an opportunity to bookend their five-year-long partnership to reduce homelessness. Read more

Special Hawaii court for homeless violations slowly resumes, providing fresh starts

• By Dan Nakaso
• Nov. 15, 2020
• 5

Hawaii’s most unusual criminal court addressing low-level crimes committed mostly by homeless people has returned from a COVID-19-driven hiatus at a new location along the Leeward Coast to make it easier for people to clear their cases and help reboot their lives. Read more

Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi to eliminate ‘compassionate disruption’ homeless approach

• By Dan Nakaso
• Nov. 9, 2020
• 154

Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi wants to eliminate the city’s current “compassionate disruption” philosophy to address homelessness on Oahu, including the frequent sweeps of homeless camps. Read more

Officials sweep 42 homeless camps and clear out 190 tons of trash from Sand Island

• By Rosemarie Bernardo
• Nov. 7, 2020
• 24

State law enforcement officers conducted a sweep this week at the Sand Island State Recreation Area following complaints of squatters yelling at beachgoers and dogs chasing people. Read more

Sand Island sweep clears 42 homeless campsites, 190 tons of trash

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Nov. 6, 2020
• 103

Contractors removed about 190 tons of trash between Monday and Thursday. Read more

Long Election Day voter lines lead to complaints

• By Gordon Y.K. Pang
• Nov. 5, 2020
• 117

Honolulu election officials said they anticipated more Oahu residents would show up on Election Day to vote at one of the two designated voter services centers on the island, just not 4,520 of them during that 12-hour span. Read more

Another sweep of homeless encampment on Nimitz Highway scheduled for Thursday

• By Mark Ladao
• Oct. 13, 2020
• 64

Homeless encampments in the middle of Nimitz Highway in Iwilei continue to grow despite repeated sweeps — including one in August — and will represent one of the first images to greet tourists Thursday when Hawaii’s visitor industry tries to regain its footing in the era of COVID-19. Read more

Homeless encampments continue to grow along Nimitz Highway

• Oct. 12, 2020

Building once used by ‘Dog’ Chapman becomes housing for Native Hawaiians

• By Dan Nakaso
• Sept. 2, 2020
• 15

Today, on the 182nd anniversary of Queen Lili‘uokalani’s birthday, the trust that bears her name is taking a more intensive approach to housing and helping young Native Hawaiian adults who have aged out of the foster care system and have few opportunities in the era of COVID-19. Read more

State sweeps Iwilei homeless encampment near Nimitz Highway

• By Leila Fujimori
• Aug. 11, 2020
• 43

A private contractor for the state removed on Monday appliances and other items from the sidewalk along North Nimitz Highway where a homeless encampment has grown to about a dozen tents. Read more

Former homeless mothers enjoy new apartments after transitioning from Kahaluu housing program

• By Cassie Ordonio
• Aug. 1, 2020
• 14

Every day, Jasmine Lopez, 33, wakes up in her Moiliili apartment with her 1-year-old son, thinking it’s all a dream. Read more

Proposed Kalihi homeless shelter opposed by some in community

• By Cassie Ordonio
• Aug. 1, 2020
• 26

The Institute for Human Services, which runs The Shelter, is receiving more pushback from area residents regarding the proposed homeless triage and transfer station slated to be in Kalihi. Read more