Homeless people displaying mental health issues could be taken off the street against their will and brought in for assessment at a 3-month-old behavioral center in Iwilei if a new bill becomes ...

HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers are considering creating a homeless bill of rights that supporters say would guard against laws that allow authorities to roust or intimidate people forced to live on ...

A homeless Hawaii woman gave birth on a sidewalk — then allegedly dragged her newborn daughter by the umbilical cord down the street. Police and firefighters responded to reports that a woman ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii faith leaders are seeking ways to better help a growing number of homeless residents who have been turning to churches for food and a place to sleep. ADVERTISING HONOLULU ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow ... Over his 30-plus years in public service, John Mizuno has been a champion for Hawaii’s vulnerable -- from keiki to kupuna to the houseless. As he transitions ...

In many ways, 83-year-old “David” is symbolic of the hundreds of mentally ill people living in our streets. He can be seen wandering around Waikiki, talking to himself, sometimes shouting at and ...

John Kanaulu, CORE’s field operation supervisor, estimated that the North Shore alone, not including Wahiawa, is home to 600 to 700 homeless people, many of whom grew up on the North Shore only ...

A recent point in time homeless count on the Big Island recently found homelessness in Hawaii County is down 28 percent, the lowest numbers in six years. Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth stopped by ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM City Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement emergency medical technicians and community health workers talked to a homeless woman Thursday at Alii Beach Park ...

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Overnight ambassador team members encounter homeless people on their walking patrol of Waikiki beaches and Kalakaua Avenue early Friday morning. Here, Joshua ...