SAND ISLAND, Hawaii (KHON2) — A transitional shelter on Sand Island is shutting down, the Institute for Human Services said their target date is at the end of May.
Officials call it a planned transition, but residents and even a City councilwoman said they were left in the dark.
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Hale Mauliola is a transitional shelter made from refurbished shipping containers and has helped hundreds move off the streets since 2015. Now it is set to close in May, 2025 — a full year before the lease expires in 2026 and current residents will have to leave.
“Some of them have gone into other shelters, you know. So we’re really dead set on helping each person get into, housing,” said Connie Mitchell, Institute for Human Services executive director…