An improved version of the problem of homelessness in Hawaii

1. By Kyler Peek

2. Aloha and
Welcome
to Paradise. Unless
You’re Homeless.
www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/us/hawaii-homeless-criminal-law-sitting-ban.html

3. Local Leaders concerned
about increase in
Homelessness

4. http://hawaiihomeproject.org/homelesshawaii.html
• Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at
some point of the year.
• At least 6,000 are homeless at any given day.
• Children make up 23.5-39% of the homeless.
• 17-42% of Hawaii's homeless are employed
full-time.
• 37% of the homeless are of Native Hawaiian
ethnicity.

5. The rate of citations and fines to the homeless have been increased by the local police
department

6. Police are more worried about the safety of all citizens

7. Crime increases as homeless
population grows in Kakaako
khon2.com/2015/07/22/crime-increases-as-homeless-population-grows-in-kakaako-2/.

8. Local leaders are worried
that if the homeless
population continues to rise,
crime rates will increase

9. Crime increases as homeless population grows in Kakaako

10. Local authorities feel there is no
short time solution... a solution
will take a long time to take affect

11. Homelessness in Hawaii grows, defying image of paradise

12. Homelessness could start to hurt Hawaii's Paradise image

13. Will tourists still come with so many homeless crowding local beaches?

14. Homeless rates
could potentially
hurt local economy