HI HCR45

Requests the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to conduct a study on the cost of programs and services necessary to end chronic homelessness by 2030

Study must consider costs for shelter space, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, housing assistance, stabilization facilities, substance abuse treatment, health care, mental health services, outreach programming, and other social services

Coordinator must consult with the Department of Human Services, Institute for Human Services, Partners In Care, and Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice

Study results, findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation must be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2024

2022 Point-In-Time Count identified 5,973 people experiencing homelessness in Hawaii, with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations representing over 35 percent of the homeless population despite comprising approximately 10 percent of Oahu's total population