by Kristen Alice | Jan 9, 2020 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Thursday, January 9, 2020, 12:05 a.m. Sharon Hirota, executive assistant to Mayor Harry Kim. (HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald) HILO — An executive assistant to Mayor Harry Kim told state lawmakers Tuesday the number of homeless...
by Kristen Alice | Jan 4, 2020 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
By Stephanie Salmons Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Saturday, January 4, 2020, 12:05 a.m.More than two months after accepting its first clients, Keolahou — an emergency homeless shelter established at the old Hilo Memorial Hospital — is a refuge for Hawaii Island’s homeless...
by Kristen Alice | Jan 2, 2020 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Thursday, January 2, 2020, 12:05 a.m.Courtesy photoIndividuals stand in the clothing bank at Keolahou, an emergency shelter for homeless men that opened earlier this year in the old Hilo Memorial Hospital building. More...
by Kristen Alice | Jan 1, 2020 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 12:05 a.m. Big Island Grown’s first customer is greeted on Jan. 16 in Hilo. (Tribune-Herald file photo)Puna Councilwoman Ashley Kierkiewicz hugs Kapoho resident Smiley Burrows at the reopening...
by Kristen Alice | Nov 27, 2019 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones
11/27/2019 BY HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD Kumu hula James “Kimo” Awai III performing the blessing of Keolahou with HOPE Services CEO Brandee Menino. (Photo courtesy of HOPE Services Hawaii) An old Hilo hospital is now a new shelter and assessment center for...
by Kristen Alice | Nov 22, 2019 | In the News, Keolahou, Ohana Zones, Outreach, Street Medicine
STORY SUMMARY HAWAIʻI ISLAND – The Bezos Day 1 Families Fund is granting $98.5 million to 32 nonprofits around the United States that are assisting families experiencing homelessness. image by David Corrigan (BIVN) – HOPE Services Hawaii has been selected...
