Homeless children on Oahu see dramatic increase, report says

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-25

[00:00:01]THE 12TH ROW DEATH ON THE BIG THE 12TH ROW DEATH ON THE BIG THE 12TH ROW DEATH ON THE BIG ISLAND THIS YEAR.

[00:00:05]ISLAND THIS YEAR.

[00:00:05]ISLAND THIS YEAR. >> A NEW REPORT SAYS THE >> A NEW REPORT SAYS THE >> A NEW REPORT SAYS THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS CHILDREN ON NUMBER OF HOMELESS CHILDREN ON NUMBER OF HOMELESS CHILDREN ON OAHU HAS INCREASED OAHU HAS INCREASED OAHU HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY THIS YEAR. THAT'S DRAMATICALLY THIS YEAR. THAT'S DRAMATICALLY THIS YEAR. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE 2026 POINT IN ACCORDING TO THE 2026 POINT IN ACCORDING TO THE 2026 POINT IN TIME. COUNT BY PARTNERS IN TIME. COUNT BY PARTNERS IN TIME. COUNT BY PARTNERS IN CARE. IT HIGHLIGHTED A NEARLY CARE. IT HIGHLIGHTED A NEARLY CARE. IT HIGHLIGHTED A NEARLY 20% INCREASE OF HOMELESS 20% INCREASE OF HOMELESS 20% INCREASE OF HOMELESS PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN COMPARED TO 2024. SINCE 2022.

[00:00:26]COMPARED TO 2024. SINCE 2022.

[00:00:26]COMPARED TO 2024. SINCE 2022. FAMILY HOMELESSNESS HAS FAMILY HOMELESSNESS HAS FAMILY HOMELESSNESS HAS INCREASED 43%. THE REPORT ALSO INCREASED 43%. THE REPORT ALSO INCREASED 43%. THE REPORT ALSO SHOWED A SLIGHT INCREASE SHOWED A SLIGHT INCREASE SHOWED A SLIGHT INCREASE OVERALL AND HOMELESSNESS WITH OVERALL AND HOMELESSNESS WITH OVERALL AND HOMELESSNESS WITH MORE THAN 4,500 PEOPLE LIVING MORE THAN 4,500 PEOPLE LIVING MORE THAN 4,500 PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS OR IN EMERGENCY ON THE STREETS OR IN EMERGENCY ON THE STREETS OR IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS. IT'S REALLY SHELTERS. IT'S REALLY SHELTERS. IT'S REALLY >> MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE >> MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE >> MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE POINT IN TIME, COUNT POINT IN TIME, COUNT POINT IN TIME, COUNT REFLECTING A DECREASE IN REFLECTING A DECREASE IN REFLECTING A DECREASE IN UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS BY UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS BY UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS BY MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE. THAT'S MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE. THAT'S MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE. THAT'S REALLY. GRATIFYING TO KNOW. WE REALLY. GRATIFYING TO KNOW. WE REALLY. GRATIFYING TO KNOW. WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. NOW.

[00:00:55]ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. NOW.

[00:00:55]ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. NOW. WE SEE BUT WE ALSO KNOW WE'RE WE SEE BUT WE ALSO KNOW WE'RE WE SEE BUT WE ALSO KNOW WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

[00:00:58]NOT DONE YET.

[00:00:58]NOT DONE YET. >> THE REPORT SHOWS THAT WEST >> THE REPORT SHOWS THAT WEST >> THE REPORT SHOWS THAT WEST OAHU SAW THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF OAHU SAW THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF OAHU SAW THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF HOMELESS NESS AND MO