Hawaii County Council has advanced a $6 million package of homelessness and housing grants out of committee, but not without sharply criticizing local serv­ice providers for what members described as ...

Homelessness is a difficult issue, with a lot of disagreement among governing officials and activist groups on how it should be tackled. But no matter where you stand on the issue, the numbers don't ...

After nearly 10 years sleeping in parks and shelters, Coast Guard veteran Alfreda “Freda” Trawick finally signed a lease on ...

Nearly four years ago, the Hawaiʻi County Council tackled the local homeless population problem in a big way, earmarking the first funding of what would become $33 million.

According to the state, the Hawaii Emergency Food Assistance Program is separate from SNAP and state law prohibits funds from being carried over or reissued. Despite new laws and penalties to crack ...