Crisis on the streets: Stemming the tide of inbound homeless 

Send them to Washington DC

Likely adding to the crime rate.

ONLY ALLOW PEOPLE TO COME TO HAWAII WITH A ROUND TRIP TICKET OR A PROOF OF JOB EMPLOYMENT. YOU CAN'T GET INTO CANADA WITHOUT A PLAN, A JOB, A ROUND TRIP TICKET AND/OR MONEY. SECURE HAWAIIAN BORDERS...

The fruits of democrat leadership

Waikiki filled with out of state homeless. See new homeless drug addicts every other day.

Welfare State with open arms and good weather.

Sanctuary State of Hawaii.

Most of the homeless are locally born people. Hawaii is not helping its own. I know. I saw with my own eyes. Those tents house mentally ill and the poor people of Hawaii. Stop the bs. Help your own first!

And the problems only going to get worse!? With lawmakers that seem to be more worried about the chicken 🐓 overpopulation!?

When I lived on Oahu from 82-95, I noticed this. It’s been happening since then. I remember some homeless people in Cali received a one way ticket to the islands and this was in 83.

Yes send the homeless to one of the most expensive places to live where the working class is almost homeless themselves 🤦‍♂️

I met four couples from Texas on bus. They stated they were encouraged to come here cause we have free medical, food stamps and better weather Texas payed one way for them.

What? You don't let the homeless sleep on the best beaches, relieve themselves wherever they see fit or steal from any store that has what they want? You send them back to where they came from? Sounds like a decent place to visit or live. Good work Hawaii!!!

It should be a felony for anyone to purchase a plane ticket for a homeless person and send them to Hawaii.

Most of the homeless camping in town are local, however. This story is misleading. There are a lot of new mainland homeless that stick out, but most homeless are local and if you live here you know that.

Send them back We need to take care of HAWAII homeless

need to take one from the book of Texas' Greg Abbott. Send them to DC to make a point!

Blame the politicans in office, taking care of other states problem. Hawaii politicans in office can't even take care of the island people.

Stop helping them. If you feed a stray cat, it comes back..if you kick it, it goes somewhere else!

Hawaii has too much publicity. They'd be far, far better off in Florida where they'd have the whole East Coast to travel around and probably find a cheap house etc to buy and settle down, or try Mexico just outside the US border where it's super cheap to live and they can walk across the border for jobs, benefits etc. Hawaii is a terrible choice.

Houseless locals (3rd -4th generation….you graduated high school in Hawaii) should receive priority from IHS & other agencies. Hawaii is home, just not enough money for house. Mainland homeless not ( not from Hawaii) should be detained, assess for mental, drug, physical, etc….issues. Cleaned up shaven Fed and given one way plane tickets to West or East coasts. New laws from Hawaii politicians should focus like other countries do about who is actually allowed into the state.

Keep the restrictions in place. It worked during the pandemic why not keep it in place?

Most of the homeless are unfortunately from the mainland… Send them back !!!!

How is Finland SOLVING homelessness?

I'm willing to pay taxes to have then sent back.

You ever been in a public library in Hawaii? They need more support. Plenty of homeless in there, shouting and abusing staff, even though they try help em. Get some of your "experts" in there.

send them to florida!

Well the big islands is like Los Angeles California you start giving free stuff away and they flock to that area because it’s free they don’t have to work they don’t have to do nothing you’re gonna take care of them

LEARN from Thailand!!! You need a certain amount of money to come to Hawaii. Round Trip ticket, housing, medical insurance. Make begging illegal and NO lie down on the sidewalks/Bus Stops.

homeless equals job security for state employees

Sad part about it, the entity that’s responsible is one tracked knowing only the name “Hawaii “.

We should start charging the states they come from rent. That would help our system and give the state a little extra money provided those states pay up

It's been going on over 20+ years- come on Hawaii Politicians send them back. Fine the State 100k or more that is bringing them here. Make a law do something Politicians. We have our own homeless issues.🙏

Other STATES need to build up their own services in order to support their homeless populations. It can't be the responsibility of the West Coast states plus Hawaii to handle the influx. Plus, how do the homeless even fly over without an ID? There needs to be a partnership with the airlines to also help monitor it. And, should they fly over and not transition to paid work within 90-days or somehow providing volunteer work to support the land and ocean during that time frame, then...fly them back.

The State should house local homeless People . You have enough Tourist Dollars. Build Tiny Homes. No? Greedy Politicians get $105million a year and up. Remedy? Run for Public Office😮🎉😢

How do they arrive here without an ID?!

How’s the Democrat leadership all these years working for you? Movement for change vote Republican.

There should be zero social services for outside homeless.

First if all the people who recommended them there should be fined. It is dirty just like Gregory House or Stupid Agencies trying to help or House a person who clearly are literate and from U.S.A. and they offer no Curtains no nerves.

We need to send them back. Hawaii does not even have the resources to help the Homeless population that are actually long time residents of Hawaii. And the other states expect us to just take on their cases too.

Amazing how Covid completely skipped the homeless.

Did we learn nothing from covid on how to protect the islands. Stop asking stupid questions and start contributing to the solution.

Democrats getting what they vote for. I am happy to see their politics follows them to the islands. And whats with the "redirect them" mentality. Hypocrites?

Right, Don't say a word about illegal immigrants doing the same but 100 times more.

Send them back

Put them on the Hokulea, ship them out to Papua new guinea.

The welfare system total broke 💔😢😳

why dont we offer criminals one way tickets off the rock, and a no fly list.. OR JAIL..

Ever consider voting something other than Democrat?

Have the AIRLINES PAY THE BILL.

Hawaii turn red!

well the minimum government checks of $800 & change a month you can't even survive on that in some small town in Nebraska anymore. So it kinda makes sense do you 1) spend 90% of your checks to stay at a cheap run down motel in the Midwest because you'll freeze to death otherwise outside or 2) if you can get a $400 ticket to Hawaii at least you won't freeze to death.. Many come with the mindset okay I know I'll be sleeping outside but at least it will be in 70 degrees weather as apposed to 20 degree weather

Yes, send the homeless home!

Stop blaming mainland. Every single homeless person I've met are from HI.

Send em Micronesia. Same weather.

The homeless problem, the rise in street crimes, empty store fronts - Honolulu is looking more and more like San Francisco.

I think one of the main reasons there are so many people heading toward homelessness is their education and their age. It is one of these levels we need to find out if they are able to want to or cannot do it may be reading, writing, laziness, mental issues or too old or don't know why or knowing what they want? Some people or these Adults are like they prolly missed the boat in their life and fainally realizing that if they went to school or have not taken drugs they would be in a better situation. We may have second chances in life. But we should learn from a young age to make sure we don't have to or should always have a backup plan for our future. Everyone is different in all areas of life. From rich to poor, old to young, and abused and mistreaeted. will find themselves in this situation.

😊 kind of sounds like the border

Stop using our Hawaii state tax paying locals money to pay for homeless as we struggle for health care food on our tables rest we rely on tourism work hard for our communities our families STOP giving away free food & healthcare to those destroying our street’s & business! My heart reaches out to those all I need! I share food & clothing with so many homeless locals here in Hawaii 💜 plzzzz don’t send from mainland our aina is going thru ENOUGH 🙏

Stop using our Hawaii state tax paying locals money to pay for homeless as we struggle for health care food on our tables rest we rely on tourism work hard for our communities our families STOP giving away free food & healthcare to those destroying our street’s & business! My heart reaches out to those all I need! I share food & clothing with so many homeless locals here in Hawaii 💜 plzzzz don’t send from mainland our aina is going thru ENOUGH 🙏

I think the transient homeless should be sent to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. Go clean it up and learn to live off the land. No more money given freely.

Drive down King Street, it’s sad and disgusting what has happened here.

Simple . Don’t feed the pigeons and fine the tourists who give hand outs. Homeless people are only going to go to where the money is.

One case in 20 years! 565 sent to mainland. Hmmmm?

WOW! Did they get to see the giant sea turtles?

I'm done being nice to these bums. They are responsible for too much crime.

They are homeless but can afford a plane ticket to Hawaii?

This is just a way of justifying the removal of the Indigenous Hawaiians. Over inflating the housing market and value to a point the original inhabitants lost their own ancestral rights to land and kicking them off the islands. That's not right.

They got sent here so send them back!

Sending our homeless to Hawaii....mmm.....brilliant! They'll like the weather and they're basically trapped.

Bra if you come u work or go home Washington DC

You guys need to quit acting like you dont know why and how theyre coming here. LOL. Isn’t Hawaii a democrat run state? Your elected officials made it and continue to make it possible for them to come and without the homeless, those people interviewed wouldnt have jobs. It’s all about numbers and funding for them.

Lady is mad about their ssi YOU try renting on $700 a month

get rid of ihs

Scott Morishige talk about Naïve, “I can not recollect 1 documented” for real, you mean that unless it’s documented than all other 20-30% of transient homeless is coming on their own dime. “What we want to be careful about is that we don’t just send them back to be homeless” serious so you wanna take on a problem of fixing transient homeless when you can’t even fix the homegrown homeless. This guy should not be in this position for the simple fact that his language leans to a habitually complacent attitude and acceptance over hard actions.

Sounds like the they crossed the boarder an ended up here.

Everyone wants to live in paradise.Lovely weather year around.

Stop providing to the homeless. If they stop, maybe they will not want to be homeless. They give so much to the homeless, many like the "free ride" life style. How many homeless really want help???? Majority don't. They just want free to pay for drugs. Stop with the free hand outs. It's only making it worse.

how does she know THEY ONLY WANT HANDOUTS. wrong a lot of homeless are not there because of drugs or mental health

It been that way since 2006 I visit and was shock…

Washington state has been giving one way tickets for years. They know Hawaii is a welfare state and the weather is good. Japan will check for families, or put you in mental health/detox facility as first step.

Wait, you can’t just live on the beach here? I see plenty doing that today.

Lets have a Tourist take a homeless home with you program. Especially if they are complaining and sending their homeless here. LOL like where you came from is any better.

The system is so broken. Snatched native land then shoved natives into useless reservation. Now send bums to Hawaii, wat a pilau move. They build a super war machine but can't solve homelessness, lol.

Send um back!

do your part ...Make them feel unwanted

Rich people problems...lol. The only solution is for Hawaii to succeed from the union.

Give them money , drugs and not jailed for stealing……why should the work or change?

Every state would like to put them on a plane and send them away, why does Hawaii get away with it.

Seems. Burning cane is one answer. I think someone is thinking about the final solution. Harsh man Rough

Damn Hoalies 😡 Waikiki used to be so nice too.. paved paradise and put up a homeless tent encampment

Ty Joe Biden! 👍

Send them all to kevelephants house lol that silly little pin cushion

Let them live with Ige.

I ought to retire in Hawaii away from California.

So I guess "Hawaiian local homeless" people are better than "Mainland homeless" people. The women in red shouldn't be working in that field if she feels that way.

No ID? How they get plane ticket?

Free programs will attract them.

Is this where tax money is going to?

A one-way flight from Chicago to Honolulu less than $300 in January. Sweet!