Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is working together with the city Director of Housing and the Director of Community Services to come up with a plan to help solve the homeless situation in the city. Caldwell stated, “For the near-term, we need to find a temporary solution to get people off of the streets, out of the parks, and to places where they will receive safe shelter and social services. We need to expand our Housing First initiative and find other innovative alternatives that can serve our needs until we are able to provide more low-income and workforce housing for our people. We don’t need another study. We need to take action as soon as we can.”
The Honolulu City Council noted that there may be some significant federal cuts towards homeless programs due to sequestration, and as a result the matter merits immediate attention before it gets out of hand. On any given night, more then 1,300 homeless are unsheltered on the island of Oahu.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-14-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
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