KALIHI VALLEY, Hawaii (KHON2) — John Mizuno was appointed as the state’s homelessness coordinator in January 2024 and said he has gotten over 100 homeless individuals to go back to their mainland families.
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“To date, we have sent 137 people from the mainland who are houseless back to their families on the mainland, saving taxpayer costs,” Mizuno said. “We make sure their families, their support group will accept them, first of all. Second, they pay for half of the airfare. So, you’re not going to get a one-way ticket to Vegas and just enjoy yourself and buy another ticket back.”…