In keeping with a nationwide movement to serve homeless people with mental health and addiction issues with dedicated shelter and services programs, the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has weighed in with support for House Bill 2309, authorizing a new homeless triage center within the DOH Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division.
Since June 5 the first-of-its-kind facility to help homeless people in Hawaii with mental health and addiction issues has gotten 101 homeless people off the street.