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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
7TH OF MF'' -•
RESOLUTION NO. 122 13
A RESOLUTION URGING THE MAYOR TO ADDRESS CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS
IN HAWAII COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the Point-In-Time count is a mandated count by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to identify the number of homeless individuals and
families in the U.S.; and
WHEREAS, The State of Hawai`i 2012 Point-In Time count provides evidence of
statewide increases in chronic homelessness over the last three years; and
WHEREAS, the 2012 Point-In Time count shows that 43 percent of homeless
individuals in Hawai`i County are identified as chronic; and
WHEREAS, HUD defines a chronically homeless individual as an unaccompanied
individual with a diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness, developmental
disability, or chronic physical illness or disability, including the co-occurrence of two or more of
these conditions, who either has been continuously homeless for at least one year or has had at
least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years; and
WHEREAS, the Point-In-Time aggregate chronic homeless data from 2010 to 2012
shows 13.7 percent increase in unsheltered chronic homeless count in Hawai`i County; and
WHEREAS, chronic homeless presence has increased especially in the Kailua Village
Business Improvement District, a major economic hub in West Hawai`i, and poses a special
challenge for businesses in the area; and
WHEREAS, the County has received numerous complaints from businesses, locals, and
tourists about a small contingent of homeless individuals congregating along Ali`i Drive in Kona
panhandling, intimidating shoppers and making them uncomfortable merely by their presence;
now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Mayor is urged to address chronic homelessness in Hawai`i County to curtail further economic
and social costs to the County and its taxpayers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a representative from the Mayor's Office appear
before the Council 45 days after the adoption of this resolution to apprise the Council on
potential strategies to address chronic homelessness, to share with the Council the issues and
challenges the County faces in dealing with chronic homelessness, and to inform the Council of
measurable actions it can take to address chronic homelessness in Hawai`i County.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi and Managing Director Wally Lau.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 5th day of June , 2013.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA X
County of Hawaii on June 5, 2013
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
WILLE X
3d4-Q6AQ l ' YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: C-293/Waived HSSSC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 122 la
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