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2024 Point in Time Count shows 7% drop in people experiencing homelessness on Maui

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.

Bill to let Maui residents sleep in vehicles in county lots approved, but some wary of sites

A bill to create a pilot project so houseless residents may use their vehicles as overnight habitation in county parking lots was passed Tuesday, but some are voicing concerns over which properties may become a “safe sleeping zone.”

862 Homeless Individuals on Maui, Down %1

On Maui, total homelessness decreased for the third year in a row.  There was a 1% drop in homelessness in Maui County

896 Homeless Individuals on Maui in 2017, 22% Decline

According to last year’s report, there were an estimated 1,145 homeless individuals on Maui. That’s an increase of 8 individuals from 1,137 in 2015.

Hawaiʻi Awarded $330,000 for Housing of Homeless Veterans

The US Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs awarded more than $330,000 to the Hawai‘i Public Housing Authority to help provide housing for homeless veterans in the state.