HPR was out in Waikīkī on Tuesday morning, where we got the chance to observe a homeless count at 3 a.m. It’s a survey that the Waikīkī Business Improvement District has been tracking since 2006.
The numbers are shared with the city and state, and then the state usually works with the nonprofit Partners in Care for the annual point-in-time count.
Partners in Care announced it would do its count in the homeless shelters, but would not be out in the field as it’s not a requirement for this year. So the data point provided by this survey is helpful…