In the article entitled, “Governor Wants 10.8M to Tackle Homelessness”, written by Mileka Lincoln on January 22, 2016 the allocation of Hawaii state funds in regards to homelessness is briefly touched upon. The article adequately describes how funds will be given to the police force, and a soon to be establish “maintenance crew”.
These maintenance crews will be vigilant in ensuring that the current laws in place, prohibiting sidewalk sitting, are followed. The sweep will be a daily job due to the vast homeless population that resides in Hawaii. The state’s objective for the maintenance crew is to encourage people to move out of the streets and the into shelters. The transition will be a long and difficult one, aggressive in nature. How would you feel to constantly be on the run?