Attack of handicap homeless man

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Originally posted by gypsy69

Opihikao, mahalo for bringing this thread back to the topic.
This growing homelessness throughout our state is very troubling and violent homeless beatings like this make it heartbreaking. The man who beat up this handicapped homeless man also beat up others in Pahoa. About 6-8 months ago this same disgusting man was also seen from the Luquins dining area, repeatedly slamming an older man's head onto the sidewalk.

Why can't some of these homeless qualify for section 8 housing?
Please correct me if i am wrong about this. Section 8 housing was designed to be helping families move out of slum or dangerous neighborhoods like Puna's. Once many of these local families are moved into better statewide situations, these left empty homes could help house some of our homeless, jmo.

This article helps explain some of the issues those on or trying to receive section 8 housing are having in Hawaii.

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/08/homeless..._paradise/

Where is most of our Islands section 8 housing located, what district?

This government program may have been put in place to help families move out of dangerous neighborhoods and to allow their keiki the chance to go to better schools. Why is this not Hawaii's priority with their local families on this government section 8 housing program?
Could lawsuits from these folks on this program be taken seriously in the future if these and other problems continue to persist?

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Section 8 in Hawaii has the same problem as every other state, landlords are rarely willing to accept the vouchers. It is not a government provided housing program, with a lot of government control on where it is located, it is a rent assistance program that allows low income families to afford better housing than they could on their own. The waiting lists are long because people don't leave the program, and many people have their vouchers expire before they can find a landlord that will accept them as tenants. This has been going on for years everywhere in the country, it is not a Puna specific problem.