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Roy Takemoto,an executive assistant to Mayor Harry Kim,said Beach Lots,Vacationland leaders of the county's Community Alliance Partners have a plan (http://www.hawaiitribune- herald.com/2018/06/04/hawaii- to pioneer a new concept for homeless assessment centers that news/hundreds-of-homes-in-peril- might allow Hawaii Island to score an$800,000 state fund to as-kilauea-lava-flow-nears- create such a center. kapoho-beach-lots-vacationland/) 2 For former Kapoho resident,it's 1960 all over again ADVERTISING (http://www.hawaiitribune- herald.com/2018/06/04/hawaii- 'Woe news/for-former-kapoho-resident- Got You its-1960-all-over-again/) Cnrered'' _` f-z C-3-o F . c.. 3 PGV stuck between lava river, );A Al A fissures (http://www.hawaiitribune- -metal-Tile'Shingles herald.com/2018/06/04/hawaii- -Torch-On'Many Other Options news/pgv-stuck-between-lava- •Seamless Gutters river-fissures/) (808)961-9248•Fax:961-3258 45 Potaku St.,Suite 101•HILO,HAWAII ••- r-^....ao,^s,.�T a�ie-^o ^i 4 Wright On:Bello primed to be Big Island's next big hit (http://www.hawaiitribune- The allocation,approved in the 2018 legislative session,does not herald.com/2018/06/03/sports/wright- specify an island or location to which the funding must be sent, on-bello-primed-to-be-big-islands- next-big-hit/) so it'll come down to which county offers the best pitch. 'We will propose to convert existing facilities into these family 5 18 arrested for loitering in lava zone;rescued residents also cited assessment centers,"Takemoto explained."So,the$800,000 (http://www.hawaiitribune- wouldn't be used for any kind of capital improvements because herald.com/2018/06/04/hawaii- they're existing facilities.We can use all those funds for news/18-arrested-for-loitering-in- lava-zon e-rescued-residents-also- (operations)." cited/) The concept would appropriate 23 units at the Ulu Wini housing complex in Kona and repurpose them.Ten of the units would be Wednesday Career C converted to emergency shelters for families. June 6,2018 e«-511111 - CO Larger families would occupyREGISTER NOWT a unit to themselves,as each fits six people.However, in some units,two smaller families would split the space,sharing a few components such as the bathroom,to III Get the latest news by e-mail 51 V L,ttp"// M1uaupllutlo (http://oahupubliwtions.com/hawSiitF1 u eP1•er news'I'eitti maximize the numbers housed. The other 13 would be turned into transitional units to tap into funding sources separate from Section 8,a program used to fund those living at Ulu Wini.Takemoto said it would then free up those Section 8 vouchers for other needs. The community center at Ulu Wini would be set aside as an assessment area. It would be available for 24/7 assessments of all homeless individuals,whether part of a family or not. However, the living spaces at Ulu Wini would remain family-focused. Hawaii County's procurement of the assessment center grant also would open the door for a discussion about potentially introducing a"sit-lie"bill across the island,which would help police address community and business concerns of homeless loitering in public spaces and on sidewalks in front of commercial areas.