![Honolulu Mayor Vows Tougher Approach On Homelessness](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/03/25115955/240325-dc-Homeless-Camps-5959-400x267.jpg)
Honolulu Mayor Vows Tougher Approach On Homelessness
Rick Blangiardi said he’ll take 1,000 people off the streets within a year, and that he's not worried about legal challenges.
![Community Mourns Death Of Hawaiian Activist And Homeless Advocate Twinkle Borge](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2015/10/Waianae-Boat-Harbor-Twinkle-Hugs1-400x233.jpg)
Community Mourns Death Of Hawaiian Activist And Homeless Advocate Twinkle Borge
The 54-year-old had dedicated much of her life to creating a home for the homeless in Waianae and was one of the inspirations for the kauhale or tiny home movement in Hawaii.
![ACLU Drops Homelessness Lawsuit Against Honolulu](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/06/13104059/240612-dc-Encampments-Kalakaua-1455-400x267.jpg)
ACLU Drops Homelessness Lawsuit Against Honolulu
The action comes less than two weeks after a consequential U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gave local governments more leeway to ban sleeping outside.
![Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Create New State Fire Marshal](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/07/05163526/240705-kf-Governor-Bill-Signing-262-400x267.jpg)
Hawaii Governor Signs Bill To Create New State Fire Marshal
Numerous other bills have been signed into law by Gov. Josh Green in the last few days. And Green and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi updated reporters on a housing project.
![US Supreme Court Ruling Gives City More Leeway In Removing Homeless Encampments](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/03/25115937/240325-dc-Homeless-Camps-5936-400x267.jpg)
US Supreme Court Ruling Gives City More Leeway In Removing Homeless Encampments
The ruling gets rid of a key constitutional protection that homelessness advocates had been using to contest municipal laws they said were too harsh on homeless people.
![The Number Of People Living On The Streets Of Oahu Has Nearly Doubled In The Last Decade](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/01/25120528/240125-dc-Homeless-Iwilei-3399-400x267.jpg)
The Number Of People Living On The Streets Of Oahu Has Nearly Doubled In The Last Decade
The island's homeless population increased by roughly 12% from 2023 to 2024.
![Kirstin Downey: Honolulu Mayor Lobbies For More Federal Money For City’s Homeless Problem](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/03/25115937/240325-dc-Homeless-Camps-5936-400x267.jpg)
Kirstin Downey: Honolulu Mayor Lobbies For More Federal Money For City’s Homeless Problem
Rick Blangiardi was one of about 50 mayors to descend on Washington, D.C., this week.
![Capitol Art Exhibit Highlights Struggles Of Homeless Children In Hawaii](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/04/15155045/fWXzysc4bVzYQ3yKRSxHsMBUat5QhrbmuskqeERy-400x208.jpg)
Capitol Art Exhibit Highlights Struggles Of Homeless Children In Hawaii
The state has the third-highest rate of unsheltered homeless youth in the nation.
![Homeless Villages: A Viable Solution To Getting People Off The Street Or Just The Latest Fad?](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/02/15160653/240215-kf-Hookahi-Kauhale-008-400x267.jpg)
Homeless Villages: A Viable Solution To Getting People Off The Street Or Just The Latest Fad?
The Green administration is pushing to build a dozen kauhale this year throughout Hawaii.
![The State And The City Have New Homeless Czars. Can Teamwork Provide Needed Momentum?](https://d1l18ops95qbzp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/2024/01/25120528/240125-dc-Homeless-Iwilei-3399-400x267.jpg)
The State And The City Have New Homeless Czars. Can Teamwork Provide Needed Momentum?
Sam Moku and John Mizuno have a relationship that dates back to their time playing football at the University of Hawaii.