According to Marc Gannon, the chief of community health services for the Waikiki Health Center, the number of homeless people arriving in Waikiki have been increasing. Gannon noted that in the past six months, the Waikiki Health Center has serviced 107 new homeless clients. Interestingly enough, 87 of them had arrived from the U.S. Mainland in the past 30 days. Gannon commented, “Most typically purchase their own tickets and are homeless when they arrive. Many are working or have social benefits.”
When asked what should be done about the situation, Gannon commented, “I don’t believe a single solution is the silver bullet. Homelessness comes in all shapes and sizes. We have employees who have been homeless. The needs of working families who can’t make rent are very different than the individual who is mentally ill or is a substance abuser. We are doing the very best that we can to increase the number of positive outcomes. It takes a community approach and an individual’s own will to make a change.”
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
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
