by HOPE Services Hawaii | Nov 23, 2011 | Stories of Hope
I had never experienced homelessness in my life. I grew up in a middle class family. When I moved to Maui from the mainland, my husband and I both had part time jobs, that were barely enough to support ourselves. We have two sons, the first one will be 16 soon and the... by HOPE Services Hawaii | Nov 23, 2011 | Stories of Hope
I’m from the mainland but at the age of 8 I got adopted and brought to Hawaii from California and so my family is from Kohala side. I’ve been homeless for a long time in the streets in Hilo. I have two kids, my daughter is 13 years old and my son is 8. I don’t see... by HOPE Services Hawaii | Nov 23, 2011 | Stories of Hope
“I’m from Maui. I have a son who turned out just like me…angry, frustrated, suicidal. One night he came home drunk. He started yelling at me, hitting himself. I sat there…all I could think was that I know that I did this to my mom too. He ended up in a suicide ward,... by HOPE Services Hawaii | Nov 22, 2011 | Stories of Hope
Anashe Brooks’s survived a complex and traumatic childhood growing up in Maui. “My father had 10 wives… and I had 24 brothers and sisters. He was a drug addicted alcoholic, and he was abusing all of us. When I was 13 we were all taken away by CPS and sent to live in... by HOPE Services Hawaii | Nov 22, 2011 | Stories of Hope
Joan and John were first encountered at Suisan Boat Harbor, on Oct 22, 2009, in their car… they were homeless, and needed help. “It was John’s birthday….we went out to celebrate, and when we came back, his mom had locked us out.”, remembers Joan. She and John were... by HOPE Services Hawaii | Nov 22, 2011 | Stories of Hope
I’ve been homeless. It was miserable being out in the rain, not food, no shelter. I made some bad choices, I didn’t obey housing rules, I guess that put me out on the street. I was addicted to marijuana and ice and it was hard, because my addiction was overruling. I...