Josh Green

Lieutenant Governor Green attended a ceremony to celebrate and bless the donation of two power washers from the #H4Project to the City of Honolulu in an on-going effort to help clean up Chinatown.  The ceremony commenced with the Lieutenant Governor and President of the Chinatown Business and Community Association, Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock, washing the iconic happy Dragon ...
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Our State of Homelessness: Day 1: Maui Ka Hale A Ke Ola : A comprehensive resource center which provides emergency and transitional shelter to the homeless on Maui.  Executive Director Monique Yamashita gave us a tour of the facilities and introduced us to current residents. The shelter is always at capacity, and while the goal is ...
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Lt. Gov. Josh Green targets homelessness

  https://www.facebook.com/LtGovJoshGreen/videos/2213905182256784/   A large portion of Hawaii’s homeless population suffers from schizophrenia, severe substance abuse, or other incapacitating mental illnesses.  The sad reality is that most of these people will continue to suffer for years while their mental and physical health deteriorates. Psychiatrist Dr. Chad Koyanagi, along with a team from The Institute for Human ...
Read More “PRESCRIBING HOPE PART II: TRAPPED ON THE STREETS” DOCUMENTS HAWAII’S SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL HOMELESS

“ALOHA FROM TAIWAN” HOMELESS BENEFIT AT PUNAWAI REST STOP OFFERS MEDICAL, SOCIAL, MENTAL, AND FOOD SERVICES. In recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, local Taiwanese organizations and government agencies partnered to host a homeless benefit in Iwilei. Honolulu, HI – Today’s “Aloha from Taiwan” event at the Punawai Rest Stop organized ...
Read More LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN VOLUNTEERS AT “ALOHA FROM TAIWAN” HOMELESS BENEFIT AT PUNAWAI REST STOP

Lieutenant Governor Josh Green, joined by city council member Ikaika Anderson spent a morning in Waimanalo visiting with the homeless community living around Waimanalo Beach Park, and touring two parcels of land that could potentially be used  as future sites for hygiene centers, service stations, or permanent housing locations for Waimanalo’s homeless population. The goal ...
Read More LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN ASSESSES HOMELESS SITUATION IN WAIMANALO

January 11, 2019 Wai’anae, Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Josh Green toured a potential re-location site for the Pu’uhonua o Wai’anae homeless encampment. The Lieutenant Governor, joined by Representative Cedric Gates who represents the 44th district, toured the  parcel of land in Ka’ala Valley which is being considered as a possible re-location site for the community living at the ...
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Lieutenant Governor Green Delivers Key Note Speech at Maui County Council Inauguration January 2nd, 2019 Wailuku, Maui   The 2019-2021 Maui County Council, along with newly elected Mayor Mike Victorino, were sworn in on January 2nd in the Council Chambers in Wailuku.  Maui’s newest Council Members include community organizers, devoted parents to children with developmental disabilities, grandparents, environmentalists, housing ...
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