The City and County of Honolulu has obtained a conditional lease from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources to build a transitional center at Sand Island. The center will provide shelter for up to 100 homeless people at a time and is designed as temporary housing until the homeless could secure more permanent housing. The city will still have to obtain clearance from the state Department of Health as well obtain an environmental assessment of the location. City officials restated that they would not proceed with the building of the transitional center if the site is deemed to be hazardous or unsafe. However, once the site is deemed safe, they hope to be up and running within a few months.
Opponents of the transitional center argue that the city is building a "de facto internment camp", are not providing enough security, and are using an unsafe location. The Sand Island site may be challenged in court.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 9-13-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
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