HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The number of students experiencing homelessness is rising on Oahu’s west side, according to Hawaii State Department of Education officials who say they are seeing the highest numbers in years.
Each year, families complete an MV-1 form under the federal McKinney-Vento Act, identifying students who are homeless or living in transitional housing.
In the Nanakuli-Waianae complex, officials say about 580 students, out of roughly 6,500 across nine schools, have been identified this school year…