Hawaii 4th in millionaire households per capita

[Mikala43]

Originally Posted by hawaiian by heart

Now i know we have differences in philosophy, but can homelessness mean anything besides laziness or drug addict? Could people in Honolulu for example be homeless because of the lack of affordable housing? What is the current rents for a studio apartment now in honolulu/waikiki? $1440 - $1,859+?

A very large percentage of the homeless here are not interested in working or moving into housing that has rules (no drinking/drugs, hours you have to be in by, etc.). It's been a HUGE problem when it comes to reducing the homeless population.

I don't have any numbers, it's an observation when I was working in the government and having friends that are working on policy for the problem.

On the other hand, there ARE a decent amount of working homeless, whether by choice or not.

It's a complicated problem and there is no "one" answer for fixing it.

[hawaiian by heart]

Originally Posted by Mikala43

A very large percentage of the homeless here are not interested in working or moving into housing that has rules (no drinking/drugs, hours you have to be in by, etc.). It's been a HUGE problem when it comes to reducing the homeless population.

I don't have any numbers, it's an observation when I was working in the government and having friends that are working on policy for the problem.

On the other hand, there ARE a decent amount of working homeless, whether by choice or not.

It's a complicated problem and there is no "one" answer for fixing it.

And no one stereotype either. Mahalo for your response.

[Green_Mountain]

Just a general comment directed at no one in particular. I take most non-homeless peoples pontificating and generalizing about the character and habits of homeless people about as seriously as I would take homeless peoples pontificating and generalizing about the character and habits of wealthy people.

You may carry on...