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On August 10, 2015, Governor David Ige announced that Scott Morishige will join the administration on August 24th as the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness. Morishige will serve as the state’s point person for homelessness, which includes leading the Hawai‘i Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH), staffing the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness, and working closely with Director of Human Services Rachael Wong and the rest of the cabinet on its coordinated statewide plan

News briefing following this week’s meeting of the Governor’s Leadership Team on Homelessness

The Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $14,252,365 in various grants to support the development of affordable workforce housing for low and moderate-income persons, address homelessness, and provide housing assistance and supportive services for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

The 2015 Point in Time Count for the City and County of Honolulu has been completed. Its purpose is to obtain a reliable estimate of sheltered and unsheltered homeless population on Oahu. The date for this year’s count was January 25, 2015.

Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation announced that the U.S. Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veteran Affairs (VA) awarded $1,252,253.00 to go toward 110 targeted vouchers to help provide housing for Hawaii’s veterans experiencing homelessness. The City and County of Honolulu will receive $977,616 for 80 vouchers, while the remaining $274,637 will be directed to the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for 30 vouchers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01), member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced that Hawaii will be receiving more than $2 million in grant awards from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to help homeless and at-risk veterans.

Oahu, HI - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced this week that it will renew a Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) grant of over $670,000 for Catholic Charities Hawaii to serve the housing needs of our state’s veterans.

Washington, DC - July 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hawaii will receive $500,000 to help homeless veterans and those having difficulty transitioning back into civilian life after leaving active military service, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Senator Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Representative Mazie K. Hirono and U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa announced today.

Washington, D.C. - July 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie says the federal government will be providing assistance to prevent homelessness among Hawaii families who are facing a financial crisis and to respond rapidly to re-house families who are among the new homeless because of the economic recession.

LĪHU'E, HI - April 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — About 100 people in the county’s Homebuyer List Program attended a meeting at the Līhu'e Civic Center last weekend.

LĪHU‘E, HI - April 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Jr. has proclaimed April 12 to 18 to be Community Development Week on Kaua‘i as part of the annual national celebration of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

BUSH ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $3 MILLION TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing...