Homelessness in Hawaii Statistics
Homelessness in Hawaii is a growing epidemic, and these statistics are heartbreaking: 1  Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at some point of the year. 2  At least 6,300 are homeless at any given day. 3  11% of those living without housing are children. 4  32% of the homeless are of Native Hawaiian ethnicity. Homeless in Hawaii. The following statistics are quite discouraging: 1  Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at some point of the year. 2  At least 6,000 are homeless at any given day. 3  Children make up 23.5-39% of the homeless. 4  17-42% of Hawaii's homeless are employed full-time. The following statistics are quite discouraging: 1  Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at some point of the year. 2  At least 6,000 are homeless at any given day. 3  Children make up 23.5-39% of the homeless. 4  17-42% of Hawaii's homeless are employed full-time. The following statistics are quite discouraging: 1  Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at some point of the year. 2  At least 6,000 are homeless at any given day. 3  Children make up 23.5-39% of the homeless. 4  17-42% of Hawaii's homeless are employed full-time. 5  37% of the homeless are of Native Hawaiian ethnicity. Homeless in Hawaii. The following statistics are quite discouraging: 1  Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at some point of the year. 2  At least 6,000 are homeless at any given day. Last year, there were 6,335 homeless people in Hawaii out of a total population of 1.4 million, according to federal statistics. Sixty six percent of the state’s homeless people are unsheltered, making Hawaii’s population of unsheltered individuals second only to California’s on a national scale. 1 At least 6,000 are homeless at any given day. 2  Children make up 23.5-39% of the homeless. 3  17-42% of Hawaii's homeless are employed full-time. 4  37% of the homeless are of Native Hawaiian ethnicity. 1 11% of those living without housing are children. 2  32% of the homeless are of Native Hawaiian ethnicity. 3  22% of Hawaii’s homeless have some form of employment. 4  14% of those homeless are veterans. HONOLULU-Oahu’s homeless are most visible in Kakaako, Waikiki, and Chinatown but they are everywhere throughout the state, in the parks and bushes and at the beach. Several of Hawaii’s political candidates have made addressing Hawaii’s homelessness and lack of housing a top issue this election. Photo: Emily Metcalf. Hawaii has the second highest rate of homelessness in the nation, but the state has a plan to end what officials are calling an epidemic. Hawaii has the second highest rate of homelessness in the nation, but the state has a plan to end what officials are calling an epidemic.
1 Statewide, 12-15,000 people are homeless at some point of the year. 2 At least 6,300 are homeless at any given day. 3 11% of those living without housing are children. 4 32% of the homeless are of Native Hawaiian ethnicity.