HI SR60

Requests the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness to conduct a study on the cost of programs and services needed 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 instructed to consult with the Department of Human Services, The Institute for Human Services, Partners In Care, and Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice in performing the study

Results including findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation must be submitted to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2024 Regular Session convenes

Addresses Hawaii homelessness context: 2022 Point-In-Time Count reported 5,973 people experiencing homelessness statewide, with Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations representing over 35 percent of homeless individuals despite comprising approximately 10 percent of Oahu's population