Hawaii plans to relocate homeless back to the mainland with their families

Hawaii lawmakers are considering a plan that would send out-of-state homeless individuals back to the mainland.

[indigobluu]

This happens in Claifornia also, most of the homeless aren't from there, just taking advantage of the weather.

[MrRo]

Question is, how did these homeless afford a ticket from Boston?

[faithsrvtrip]

My father and his GF got tickets from California to Hawaii from a charity. They stayed and begged in Honolulu for six months before getting another set of free tickets to go back to California. Insane.

[SPMNDK]

I love how these bums managed to book a flight to Hawaii, hoping their needs with be magically met at a destination that's known as a vacation spot and when they aren't met with sympathy, they play the victim card...

[ronliebermann]

It’s amazing that strangers can arrive in Hawaii, and simply demand welfare.

[Kevin-jxig]

I've been homeless in several states. Maui is the most brutal environment i have experienced. If you are homeless and think it's Paradise, you are wrong. Do not go to Hawaii. You will regret it...Brown centipedes, scorpians, Cane spiders. Kiave thorns.

[zeldasmith]

He seems to be under the impression people have compassion.
Their families don't want them.

[jamesforgington]

Wheelchair guy basically said “it’s your problem, not mine.”

[michaelwolf]

Why would anyone think that people who live on the street have a support network to help them get their lives back??

[enigamilennon]

They are turning a blind eye. Help them where they are. They say their returning them to their families and support. If they had that, they wouldn’t be homeless in Hawaii in the first place. Don’t pretend they’re lives will get rosy cause you buy them a ticket. Passing the buck, with a human being. We should all do our part. Sad.

[archstanton]

Amazing. I've worked for 45 years and I can't afford to live in Hawaii, but I'm supposed to pay taxes to support somebody else living there?

[ecobeast]

Other States have been doing this for decades ... when I worked at the airport in the late 80s, a majority of the homeless, especially those from cold winter States said that Social Services would search them out in the Fall and suggest a free trip to a year round warmer climate instead of freezing to death where there were then. The State would clean them up, provide clothing, and tranfer their benefit along with them ... they also said the "Hawaiian Culture" takes care of their community ... Aloha!

[Myau]

The mainland has been sending their homeless to Hawaii and other year round warmer climates since forever. I remember hearing about it back in ‘98 when I started going Kapiolani. Glad that Hawaii is fighting back. These other states need to handle their own homeless population instead of pawning them off to other places.

[shawnmurray]

I have a long lost cousin who moved to Hawaii to make it easier for him to live on the beach. At least that’s the story we got. No one knows where he is or how he’s doing. Last I heard he had been hit by a car & was now in a wheelchair. It makes me sad, he doesn’t want any help from even the extended family, we’ve tried. 😢

[Pascal]

Relocating homeless people back with their families is easier said than done. Have you asked their families if they wanted these people back in their lives? There's a reason they're not with their families anymore.

[michaelbabella]

are they also planning on revoking their 'sanctuary city/sanctuary state' status as well?

[SidewaysBurnouts]

maybe they should address the unsustainable rents and home prices that has regular hawaiian families moving to cess pools like las vegas.

[evangewho]

@AkitaMix, I may be wrong but do not think that the 100K is given to EACH homeless person, but the general fund to work this program.

[carpballet]

“…landed here about a month ago with nowhere to go.” The problem is contained within that one quote.

[AhJodie]

Back in 1972, there was a program like this in California, and they bought me and my friend a bus ticket to go back to Wisconsin, it was lovely, I was 18, and very happy to be back home.