By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald On Jan. 26, as the sun dropped below the horizon and the din of the evening work traffic slowly began to subside, dozens of surveyors from Hope Services Hawaii began their three-hour shift as the annual homeless point-in-time count of unsheltered individuals got underway. The survey, conducted every January, […]
Volunteers help 20 homeless locals move into shelters
Hawaii Catholic Herald KAILUA-KONA — Twenty longtime Hawaii residents moved into HOPE Services shelters last month, receiving a reprieve from life without a roof, running water or safety. The residents had pitched 11 tents outside the Kona Community Aquatic Center. They told outreach workers they had previously taken refuge in the bushes at the Old […]