HI HB659

Department of Human Services shall develop and implement a pilot program to establish a "kanaka village" for homeless individuals, defined as a community where homeless persons may live in tents or structures and subsist using modern and traditional Hawaiian methods of sustainability.

Department of Human Services must collaborate with Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Department of Health, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and Hawaii Public Housing Authority to develop and implement the kanaka village program.

Kanaka village must provide programs to address substance abuse, alcoholism, and mental health issues, as well as life skills training for residents.

Department of Human Services shall report to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2014 regular session regarding pilot program actions, findings, and recommendations on whether to establish additional kanaka villages statewide.

Appropriates unspecified funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 for the kanaka village pilot program, with money to be expended by the Department of Human Services.