Hilo residents were widely enthusiastic Tuesday night during a meeting about a state project to develop communities of tiny homes for the Big Island’s homeless population, despite misgivings about where those communities could be built.
'Kauhale Initiative' garners support from Hilo crowd: Effort aims to place homeless in communities of tiny homes westhawaiitoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from westhawaiitoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A state lawmaker has joined some Hilo residents in their concerns about a planned government-sanctioned homeless encampment near the Hilo Lagoon Center.
Hilo residents’ concerns about the possibility that a government-sanctioned homeless camp could be created near Wailoa River State Recreation Area are premature, Hawaii County and state officials said last week.