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V0ltairesGh0st

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Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Oct 17, 2015, 01:20 PM

Oct 2015

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We have got to re-learn how to start taking care of each other. And it must start from those who have the most to give going downward. I don't have much but i just cannot stand to see someone with literally NOTHING.

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Hawaii governor declares state of emergency amid homelessness crisis [View all] Eugene Oct 2015 OP

.... V0ltairesGh0st Oct 2015 #1

Hmmm. In light of the increase in housing costs in many of jwirr Oct 2015 #2

Yes. The cost of housing there murielm99 Oct 2015 #4

Thank you for the information. It seems to me that there jwirr Oct 2015 #6

I am told that incomes are lower than they are on the mainland. murielm99 Oct 2015 #7

That is really terrible. jwirr Oct 2015 #9

But its been that way for decades. Why the sudden problem now? 7962 Oct 2015 #16

A combination of things. Western states ship people to us with one-way tickets. mahina Oct 2015 #26

I had no idea meth was even in Hawaii. I thought it was more my neck of the woods 7962 Oct 2015 #27

lol mahina Oct 2015 #25

many of these so-called homeless do not want to live in state developed shelter. they prefer msongs Oct 2015 #3

Wasn't there a problem with louis-t Oct 2015 #5

yep mahina Oct 2015 #28

They need higher housing density ErikJ Oct 2015 #8

Oh for fucks sake... Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2015 #21

Bottom line. The more housing the lower the prices. ErikJ Oct 2015 #22

Except that doesn't actually happen where the need is the greatest Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2015 #23

Real estate is the sink for QE (Money printing). newthinking Oct 2015 #24

ha...yeah the developers are working on that. mahina Oct 2015 #29

My friend died on the streets of Honolulu in December 2014 ghostsinthemachine Oct 2015 #10

This is from an article regarding the homeless there. > BlueJazz Oct 2015 #11

I have some friends that lived in Hawaii. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2015 #12

Sounds like my "plan B" JohnnyRingo Oct 2015 #13

This is a national problem. Homelessness has shyrocketed. Live and Learn Oct 2015 #14

Homeless Repatriation Program Officially Expands to Maui Submariner Oct 2015 #15

This is what confuses me Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2015 #19

watch what they do and not what they say reddread Oct 2015 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Sen. Walter Sobchak Oct 2015 #18

Location, location, location packman Oct 2015 #20

Not directed at you, but what the hell are we supposed to do? mahina Oct 2015 #30

Just making an observation - Not directing any negativity to you packman Oct 2015 #31

I read you buddy, likewise. mahina Oct 2015 #32