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HI HR173

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/5/2023

Primary Sponsor

Cedric Gates

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requests the Department of Human Services to conduct a study examining whether government funding for homeless services is adequately allocated across all seven regions of Oahu.

  • Establishes Oahu regions for the study based on the 2022 Point in Time Count divisions: Downtown Honolulu/Kalihi/Nuuanu, East Honolulu, Ewa/Kapolei, Kaneohe to Waimanalo, Wahiawa to North Shore, Upper Windward, and Waianae Coast.

  • Notes that the Waianae Coast (Region 7) had 424 unsheltered homeless individuals in the 2022 count, representing 18 percent of Oahu's 2,355 unsheltered homeless individuals, with 57 percent of surveyed adults being chronically homeless.

  • Requires the Department of Human Services to submit study results, findings, and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2024 Regular Session convenes.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Perform A Study To Determine If The Government As A Whole Is Adequately Allocating Funding For Each Region Of Oahu For Homeless Services.

Funding

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

4/5/2023

Committee Referrals

Finance3/29/2023
Health3/15/2023

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