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HI HR37
Resolution
Status
3/1/2018
Primary Sponsor
Henry Aquino
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AI Summary
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Request that the Department of Human Services and Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness consider contracting with provider agencies to open additional temporary homeless shelters in Waipahu.
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Cite 2017 data showing over 7,000 homeless people statewide, nearly 5,000 on Oahu, including over 1,150 chronically homeless individuals and over 440 veterans.
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Note that the Ewa region (including Waipahu) experienced a 14 percent increase in homelessness from 2016 to 2017, with multiple encampments affecting the area.
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Reference the 2016 closure of Waipahu Lighthouse Outreach Center after ten years of operation due to inability to meet Department of Human Services regulations.
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Require the Department of Human Services and Governor's Coordinator to submit progress reports to the Legislature no later than twenty days before regular sessions in 2019 and 2020 regarding new shelter contracts.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Human Services And The Governor's Coordinator On Homelessness To Consider Entering Into Additional Contracts With Provider Agencies To Open Additional Temporary Homeless Shelters In Waipahu.
Requesting the Department of Human Services and the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to Consider Entering into Additional
Last Action
Referred to HHS, FIN, referral sheet 39
3/13/2018