#maui homeless

Executive director of HomeAid Hawaiʻi, Kimo Carvalho, will be the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset meeting on Tuesday, Sept 17, 2024. Carvalho will share information about Ka La‘i Ola: A HomeAid Hawaiʻi Interim Housing Development Program for Maui wildfire survivors.

The overall homelessness count on Maui dropped by 7% from 704 individuals in 2023 to 654 in 2024, according to newly released data from Bridging the Gap. The coalition of agencies working to end homelessness, presented the results of their 2024 Homeless Point in Time Count on Wednesday at the Family Life Center’s ʻOhana Hope Village in Kahului.

Hale Kau Kau partners with ʻOhana Fuels’ “Fuel Up. Do Good.” program to provide free meals and meal delivery for those in need on Maui.

The ACLU of Hawai‘i released a report today titled “Decriminalizing Houselessness in Hawai‘i,” which shows how criminalizing people’s status of being unsheltered causes irreparable harm to individuals, wastes public resources, dehumanizes those experiencing houselessness in the eyes of the public, and directly undermines the government’s investments in housing and supportive services.

Whatʻs on Maui resident minds? Maui Nowʻs letters to the editors discuss rights of landlords, rights of tenants, need for new COVID-19 restrictions, need to eliminate costly COVID-19 test for interisland travel and praise by director of Hawaiʻi High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area for retiring Maui Police Department Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu.

The Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee is seeking applications for the new Commission on Healing Solutions for Homelessness, Chair Mike Molina announced today. The deadline to apply is by noon on Feb. 19, 2021

“There was nowhere where they were going. One of them actually said that they were headed to the homeless resource center,” said Mayor Victorino during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. “So two of them that would have been on the island of Maui, returned home and not clutter up and take assets away from our people here in Maui County,” he said.

Maui County Addresses Illegal Encampments at Kanahā Beach Park: County officials say the encampments are negatively impacting the beach, nearshore waters and wetlands.

Councilmember Michael J. Molina has a new plan that might expand affordable housing opportunities for Maui families. 

Truckloads of personal belongings were removed this morning as 30 individuals were evicted today from a homeless encampment in Kahului.

What are the county’s plans for the property at the corner of Kaahumanu and Wahine Pio avenues? The site would have been perfect for transitional housing for the homeless.

Project Vision’s Hiehie program celebrated its one-year anniversary of providing showers and support services to Hawaiʻi’s homeless.

Why is nothing being done about homeless and drug deals right on Front Street across from the old Hard Rock?

What is being done to the campers without permits literally camping under our NO CAMPING signs?

The Realtors Association of Maui is sponsoring the third annual Maui County Landlord Summit on Wednesday, July 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Maui Beach Hotel in Kahului.

There seems to have been an increase in homeless activity at the vacant lot behind Uilani’s (Old Suda Store) in North Kīhei.

Reprogram the kids that it’s not okay to live on the beach!

Maui’s homeless population has decreased 2.6% since last year with a total of 873 homeless individuals tallied on Maui.

This ends up costing the rest of us money when we shop at their stores.

I have heard that O‘ahu was considering opening safe zones where homeless can stay.