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- 1. IN HAWAII BY ABISH MARTIN
- 2. When we think about Hawaii this is what we think of.
- 3. Or this
- 4. And this.
- 5. But for some of us, this is what Hawaii looks like.
- 6. In 2017, the Department of Housing and Urban Development counted 7,220 people as homeless in Hawaii, whose population totals 1.4 million. That’s the highest ratio in the nation. The vast majority of the homeless are in Honolulu, on Oahu.
- 7. “If I wanted detox, I would have been there already, Justin,” Mr. McCarroll. Ralph McCarroll, a 64-year-old homeless man, was treated for injuries from a fall the previous night.
- 8. FACT :“The No. 1 reason that people were saying they would not come back to Hawaii was because of homelessness.” said George Szigeti, the head of the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
- 9. Thalia Martin, 4, lives on the streets in Kakaako with her parents, Tabatha and Tracy.
- 10. Tabatha Martin, 27, and her husband, Tracy. They became homeless when Tracy had a heart attack after working long hours as a kitchen manager. After exhausting their savings, they couldn't afford rent for their Pearl City apartment and wound up on the street.
- 11. FACT : Getting families off the streets is a big concern of the state. In 2016, other types of homelessness dropped by 8-9% while family homelessness dropped by 19%, partly due to state efforts.
- 12. Lohe Akau, a 55-year-old homeless construction worker, carries his bodyboard through a homeless encampment in the Kakaako district of Honolulu.
- 13. FACT : In Oahu among homeless households with at least one adult and one child in 2017, 1 122 are Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, more than double any other ethnic group.
- 15. MAHALO