Officials are concerned about a voluntary Department of Human Services program that would fly homeless people back to the mainland.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 5:40 AM
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Hawaii may implement a program that will allow homeless people to get a free flight back to the mainland.M Sweet/Getty Images/Flickr RM |
A program that would fly homeless people in Hawaii back to the mainland
is being greeted with skepticism by officials and groups that help the
homeless.
A provision allowing the state Department of Human Services to run a
voluntary “return to home” program is included in a new state law. The
department said it doesn’t have immediate plans to implement the
program, but officials still are worried.
“It’s encouraging people on the mainland to take a chance in coming to
Hawaii, knowing they can be returned,” said Marc Alexander of the
Institute for Human Services, the top homeless service provider in the
state.
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