HomeMy WebLinkAboutHomelessness and Housing Fund Impact Report for period January 1 2024 to January 31 2025C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
Mayor
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Managing Director
Merrick Nishimoto
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawaii
Kehaulani M. Costa
Housing Administrator
Keiko M. Mercado
Assistant HousingAdministrator
Office of Housing and Community Development
1990 Kino`ole Street, Suite 102 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961-8379 • Fax (808) 961-8685
Existing Housing: (808) 959-4642 • Fax (808) 959-9308
Kona: (808) 323-4300 • Fax (808) 323-4301
July 31, 2025 CCD
Via Hand Delivery
Council Chair Dr. Holeka Inaba, Ed.D. o -<
and Members ofthe Hawaii County Council
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street zE
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 - -
Subject: Final Impact Report for Year 2 Homelessness and Housing Fund (Per
Resolution NO.442-22, July 19, 2022)
Dear Council Chair Inaba and Members ofthe Hawaii County Council,
Attached please find the Office of Housing and Community Development's Year 2
Homelessness and Housing Fund (HHF) Annual Impact Report for the period of January 1, 2024
January 31, 2025, as required by Resolution No. 442-22, passed July 19, 2022.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to call our office at 961-8379.
Thank you,
Pz
Kehaulani M. Costa
Housing Administrator
Comm. NLP 4Is
Ref. To:
Ref. Date AUG - 4 2025
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
Mayor
William V. Brilhante, Jr.
Managing Director
Merrick Nishimoto
Deputy Managing Director
Kehaulani M. Costa
HousingAdministrator
Keiko M. Mercado
Assistant HousingAdministrator
County of Hawaii
Office of Housing and Community Development
1990 Kino`ole Street, Suite 102 - Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961-8379 - Fax (808) 961-8685
Existing Housing: (808) 959-4642 • Fax (808) 959-9308
Kona: (808) 323-4300 • Fax (808) 323-4301
July 31, 2025
MEMORANDUM
TO: Council Chair Dr, Holeka Inaba, Ed.D.
and Members of the Hawai'i County Council Hawaii County Council
FROM: Kehaulani M. Costa
Housing Administrator
SUBJECT: Final Impact Report for Year 2 Homelessness and Housing Fund (Per
Resolution No. 442-22, passed July 19, 2022)
The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) hereby submits the
Year 2 Homelessness and Housing Fund (HHF) Annual Impact Report for the
period of January 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025.
Homelessness in Hawaii County remains a complex and evolving challenge.
Even as our community makes progress helping individuals and families
transition into stable housing, a constant inflow of people into homelessness
continues.
Local efforts are vital considering federal underinvestment and structural gaps in
the housing market and social service sector. HHF has never been and can
never be a cure-all for all homelessness in Hawai'i County, but it does serve as a
critical investment and a value -driven commitment to our community.
The HHF helps individuals transition from homelessness into stable housing.
While success of a fund like HHF is typically measured by the number of
individuals and families housed, it's important to understand that success is also
measured in more than just housing outcomes when working with people
experiencing homelessness. The measure of success must also reflect the
incremental progress individuals make as they navigate the challenging, and
typically non -linear path toward stability. Sometimes it's getting an ID,
reconnecting with family, starting a job program, agreeing to move off the street
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into shelter, building trust with an outreach worker, or simply being ready to
accept help.
Just as importantly, success includes the ongoing development of our social
services infrastructure on Hawaii Island. Through HHF, providers have made
significant strides in strengthening partnerships, enhancing service coordination,
building capacity, and building more cohesive pathways to housing — progress
that may be harder to quantify, but is consistently reflected in provider feedback.
In closing, the HHF is just one piece of a much larger, collaborative effort to address
homelessness on Hawaii Island. With just under $9 million in funding for the Year 2
cycle, supporting 19 projects, HHF invested in a range of activities from prevention and
diversion to housing retention, serving those who are homeless, newly housed from
homelessness, or at imminent risk of becoming homeless
HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING FUND
Year 2 Impact Report from January 1, 2024 -January 31, 2025
Summary of Impact
The Homelessness and Housing Fund (HHF) is a pivotal initiative aimed at addressing the pressing
issues of homelessness and housing instability in Hawaii County. Established on March 23, 2022,
through Ordinance 22-26, and guided by Resolution 442 adopted on July 19, 2022, the HHF
represents an unprecedented commitment to addressing homelessness through strategic
interventions and collaborative efforts. The HHF supports programs that provide services for
individuals and families currently experiencing or at risk of homelessness, and aims to reduce the
inflow of Hawaii County residents into homelessness.
The organizations awarded through the HHF are part of a larger continuum of homeless providers
and services offered. Totals presented in this report reflect only the recorded services and
participants served by HHF awarded programs and do not represent all services provided or all
people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness across Hawaii County.
During this reporting period, HHF grantees provided 3,894 services to Hawaii County households.
These services are divided by type: transactional services (2,435 encounters) and support services
1,459 enrollments).
22435 Transactional Services are single -exchange interventions, addressing a
Transactional Service one-time or immediate need. They serve as a trust -building and
Encounters engagement tool, with the goal of encouraging deeper participant
commitment to long-term case management and housing navigationProvidingservices. Transactional Services recorded for HHF include street medicine,
21733 showers, information/referrals, diversion efforts, justice navigation,
Unique Services concrete supports (i.e. meal, hygiene kit), cot sleeping, and safe parking.
to While transactional service encounters represent a single exchange
12199 between service provider and participant, multiple services can be
Unique Households provided during that time (i.e. shower, food, and information).
KOHALA
total = 41
Transactional Services Provided by Type HAMAKUA
Showers • total = 23
Information and Referrals • • HILO (total=1,400)
Street Medicine 155 Showers
KONA (toto( = 322) Info/ReferralsDiversionEffortssmShowersStreetMedicine 42
Justice Navigation 162 Info/Referrals Diversion Efforts 152
Concrete Supports Diversion Efforts 26 Justice Navigation 1466g
Justice Navigation 16 Concrete Supports 67
Safe Parking/Cot Sleeping 18 Other 9 Other 5
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Districts based on self -reported ZIP Codes from participants. Diversion Efforts 44
Due to missing ZIP Code data or the presence of ZIP Codes for Justice Navigation 16
locations outside of Hawaii County, the total count of
Other 6
transactional encounters and unique services is greater than the KA`U o4§oo4P eoo o
sum of transactional services provided for each district. total = 37
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Housing Journey Through HHF Support Services
Support Services are enrollment -based programs that provide participants with individualized case
management and coordinated interventions through their journey toward stable housing, self-
sufficiency, and overall well-being. HHF grantees document when an individual/household enters the
program, exits the program, and then follows up six months after program exit. Housing status is
captured at each stage to document changes in housing status over time.
1,459 Support Service Enrollments
Support Service Enrollment
by District and Age Groups
area
42
KONA
357
KupuK
AmAKu
22
Housing Status at Program Entry
Households Individuals
Unsheltered Homeless
Sheltered Homeless
Imminent Risk
Unstably Housed
Stably Housed
Unknown
Why Stably Housed?
Support services to the newly housed help
maintain housing stability, reduce recidivism,
and prevent future homelessness
Districts based on self -report by participants. Due to missing ZIP Code data or the presence of ZIP Codes
for locations outside of Hawai'i County, the total count of support services (1,459) is greater than the
sum of support services provided for each district (1,279).
1,248 Unique Households Enrolled in these 1,459 Support Services
Representing 2,410 Hawaii County Residents
432 Native Years Lived in
Hawaiian Hawaii County
Households 211 KOpuna 1,293 Adults 227 Transitional 679 Keiki Less than 1 104
1 007 (62+ years old) (25-61 yrs old) Age Youth (17 yrs or 1-5 167
Individuals (TAY) younger)
6 -10 83
11+ .
18-24 yrs old) Refused 136
Unknown 112
Support Service Program Types O O O O Ootp00RP
While all HHF awarded programs promote a pathway to housing, some specialize in unique populations such
as families with children, youth, individuals involved in the justice system, or persons with behavioral health
or substance use disorders. Each program offers different levels of support, with some programs directly
providing housing as a part of their enrollment while others provide case management to guide participants
to housing. Additional supports include document readiness, skill building, and family reunification.
789 Households (1,192 Individuals) ==+ 49 At -Risk Households (103
individuals) prevented from fallingwereprovidedtemporaryorlong-term housing at into homelessness by entering an
HHF program enrollment HHF Support Service intervention
609 Households (1,252 individuals) Enrolled in a mental health, behavioral health, or
substance use program funded by HHF
Support Service Outcomes
845 Households Exited Support Services during Year 2
Upon Completing Support Services:
430 Households
Exited programs stably housed!
Homelessness Prevention
72 Imminent Risk / Unstably Housed Households
207Individuals
Exited Support Services stably housed
From Homelessness to Housed
Households
116v Individuals
With famlly
Were reunified County
outside of HaWa
58% of Households
with complete housing data
showed improved housing status
through HHF-sponsored Support Services
Improving living conditions for 659
Hawaii County Residents!
247 unsheltered / sheltered pinan Chronic Homelessness Reduction
Homeless Households 117 of these Households
349 Individuals had experienced homelessness before
Exited Support Services stably housed
HHF Year 2 also contributed to the continuation and creation of:
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h'lTransitional RecoverySupportive Detox BedsShelterBedsLeasedLivingBedsHousingHousingUnitsBeds813924392387
Duration of stay in these facilities ranges from a few days to indefinite. These beds came with case
management, financial management, vocational training, employment assistance, insurance enrollment, and/or
life -skills training to support long-term independence, housing placement and stability.
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surveying, and site preparation for a 16
micro -unit facility for DV survivors
OHCD hosted Community of
Practice, a quarterly gathering of
service providers that has cultivated
partnerships and improved service
delivery among providers
Monthly trainings for all homeless
Service Providers island -wide,
facilitated by an industry expert
An additional 5,007 shelter nights were provided
for 583 unique individuals through The Salvation
Army's 25-Bed Cot Sleeping Program between
August 2024 and March 2025 in Downtown Hilo;
services also included the distribution of 5,096
meals and provision of 2,676 showers 3
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