News
November 10, 2023 – KITV Island News: Houseless veterans who felt forgotten get recognized, thanked for their service at Oahu shelter
November 6, 2023 – KHON2: Are you finally ready to tackle our housing issue?
November 3, 2023 – KITV Island News: Finding Solutions for Homelessness Issue at the Hawai’i Homelessness & Housing Conference
November 2, 2023 – KITV Island News: 4:30 News Guest – Connie Mitchell
November 1, 2023 – MidWeek: Hot Shots – Laying a Foundation the Homeless
October 30, 2023 – KHON2: Pedestrian Safety
October 17, 2023 – University of Hawaii News: Medicine and basketball inspires UH alumna to dream big
October 17, 2023 – KHON2: Waikiki Business Improvement District Association Partners with IHS
September 6, 2023 – Hawaii Public Radio: Waikīkī crime rates decline in first year of Safe and Sound program, HPD says
September 5, 2023 – KITV Island News: Waikiki Business Improvement District announces partnership with IHS
August 29, 2023 – Nikkei: NEC Contributes to Hawaii’s Homeless Problem with Face Recognition Technology
August 23, 2023 – MidWeek: Hotshots – Credit Union Gives Back, Serves Meals
August 1, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: Pacific Resource Partnership donates School Supplies
July 31, 2023 – Hawaii Business Magazine: “Living Paycheck to Paycheck Can Be Scary”: How Nonprofits Help Hawai‘i’s Struggling Middle Class Gain Financial Stability
July 25, 2023 – Hawaii Senate Majority: SENATE VISITS THE PŪLAMA OLA MEDICAL RESPITE KAUHALE & ʻIMI OLA PIHA HOMELESS TRIAGE CENTER
July 15, 2023 – KITV Island News: First Hawaiian Bank employees help beautify IHS’s Hale Mauli‘ola Housing Navigation Center
July 13, 2023 – PBS Hawai‘i: VIDEO: INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI – Are Programs to Curb Homelessness Working?
July 9, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: For 45 years IHS has provided aid to homeless in innovative ways
July 9, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: IHS in constant need of skilled volunteers
July 7, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Institute for Human Services marks 45 years of assisting those in need
July 4, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: Former UH sports star wants people to know: Homelessness can happen to anyone
July 3, 2023 – KHON2: ‘It was kindness for one another’: IHS celebrates 45 years
July 1, 2023 – KITV Island News: Hawaii organization focused on preventing homelessness celebrates 45 year anniversary
May 24, 2023 – Pacific Business News: More business leaders complete Movers and Shakas’ Hawaii Talent Onboarding Program
May 19, 2023 – Civil Beat: Vacant Homes Would Be Taxed At Higher Rate Under Possible City Plan 167
May 11, 2023 – KITV Island News: 2023 Oahu Point-In-Time report shows homelessness up
April 14, 2023 – Civil Beat: A New Program Aims to Help Hawaii’s Older Adults Keep Their Homes
April 12, 2023 – Olelo: Mental Helath Matters: Anxiety Under the Threat of Violence
April 12, 2023 – Daily Nurse: Nursing Student Yasmeen LaTore Designs Training Module to Enhance Healthcare for Homeless
April 4, 2023 – KITV Island News: Aging Well: Homeless service nonprofit executive Connie Mitchell says nonstop job keeps her young
March 24, 2023 – University of Hawaii News: Nursing student designs training module to enhance healthcare for homeless
March 17, 2023 – Hawai‘i Public Radio: Pilot program to return houseless people to the continent advances at the Legislature
March 15, 2023 – KHON2: Can courts order involuntary treatment for chronically homeless individuals?
March 13, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Honolulu plans expansion of homeless housing and outreach
March 13, 2023 – Civil Beat: Nowhere To Go: Lack Of Housing And Staff Is Undercutting Efforts To Deal With Homelessness In Hawaii
March 2, 2023 – Pacific Business News: Institute for Human Services to open homeless triage center on Oahu
March 1, 2023 – Hawai‘i Public Radio: New Oʻahu triage center ‘bridges a gap’ in homeless services
March 1, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: New center will address ‘gap’ in homeless treatment
March 1, 2023 – KITV4 Island News: The first homeless triage center on Oahu is opening its doors soon
March 1, 2023 – KHON2: New Oahu triage center a ‘stopgap’ to treat homeless
March 1, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: New homeless ‘detox’ center will offer care for addiction, mental illness
February 20, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: Bayer Hawaii donates more than 300 vegetable seed packets to Institute for Human Services
February 7, 2023 – KHON2: ‘Return to Home’ bill aims to send out-of-state houseless individuals back home
February 1, 2023 – KITV4 Island News: Former University of Manoa Fab 5 member overcomes homelessness
January 25, 2023 – MidWeek: New Beginnings (Cover Story)
January 24, 2023 – Hawaii News Now: This program has diverted scores of mentally ill people from jail to treatment. It’s also saved millions
January 12, 2023 – Civil Beat: Hawaii’s Governor Vowed To Cut Homelessness. Will The Legislature Go Along?
January 9, 2023 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: VIDEO: Institute for Human Services Connie Mitchell joins ‘Spotlight Hawaii’
January 4, 2023 – MidWeek: Hot Shots A&B LENDS A HAND TO THE HOMELESS
2022
December 23, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Institute for Human Services hosts holiday celebration for children and families
December 21, 2022 – KITV Island News: Honolulu shelter holds memorial service for dozens of homeless lives lost this year
December 19, 2022 – KITV Island News: $1.6 million to Fund Triage Center
December 19, 2022 – HiNow Daily: Bayer Hawaii creates solutions for those in need
December 11, 2022 – Civil Beat: Homelessness Nonprofit Finds Success In Treating Mentally Ill Homeless People After Hawaii Loosened Law
November 25, 2022 – Pacific Business News: How Hawaii nonprofits are tackling challenges, furthering growth
November 25, 2022 – Civil Beat: Homeward Bound: Hawaii Program Flies Homeless People To The Mainland
November 24, 2022 – KITV Island News: IHS hosts Homeward Bound 5k in Manoa in support of homeless outreach
November 23, 2022 – MidWeek: Hot Shots: GRANT IMPROVES VILLAGE’S UTILITY SERVICES
November 22, 2022 – Civil Beat: Denby Fawcett: We Have Become Numb To The Plight Of Homeless People
November 18, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Crime down in Waikiki, police tell safety summit
November 13, 2022 – KHON2: From functioning alcoholic to ultramarathon runner
November 11, 2022 – KHON2: Punahou Runners to support Homeless in 5k Run
November 11, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Veterans Day also highlights efforts needed for struggling service members
November 8, 2022 – Pacific Business News: Aloha United Way Women United awards grants to three Oahu nonprofits
November 4, 2022 – Pacific Business News: BLH 2022: NonProfit Leaders
October 19, 2022 – Pacific Business News: The Institute for Human Services helps combat labor shortage
October 18, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: IHS spokesperson Jill Wright & Scott Morishige, Hawaii’s homeless coordinator, join Spotlight Hawaii
September 22, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: HPD teams up with homeless providers to train newest officers on de-escalation
September 8, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Homeless can sleep in their cars overnight in Maui County pilot program
September 7, 2022 – Civil Beat: How Homeless People Have Weathered The Pandemic In Hawaii
September 1, 2022 – KHON2: Rooftop farm to table: How this program changes lives
August 30, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: IHS program aims to help those seeking work, while also providing relief for homeless
August 30, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Homeless encampments along Nimitz Highway reduced for now
August 28, 2022 – KHON2: Community volunteers spruce up IHS veterans homeless shelter
August 10, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: As homeless crisis continues, service providers convene to brainstorm long-term solutions
August 10, 2022 – KITV Island News: Hawaii nonprofits face uphill battle in ending homelessness
August 1, 2022 – KITV Island News: Hawaii nonprofit helping to relocate homeless to the mainland
May 20, 2022 – KHON2: Mother shares first-hand lessons to bring others out of homelessness
May 13, 2022 – Pacific Business News: Hawaii’s Best Workplaces 2022: Large companies
May 13, 2022 – Pacific Business News: Hawaii’s Best Workplaces 2022: Workplace Champions
May 7, 2022 – OceanIt: STEM Community Supports University of Hawaii’s ‘Be a Scientist Night’
April 29, 2022 – KHON2: ALWAYS INVESTIGATING Crisis on the streets: Stemming the tide of inbound homeless
April 28, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Big budget surplus means more taxpayer help for Hawaii nonprofits — and the people they serve
March 25, 2022 – KITV Island News: Masks are here to stay for some Hawaii businesses even as state mandate ends
March 8, 2022 – KITV Island News: Homeless from out-of-state increases in isles
February 24, 2022 – KITV Island News: Homeless mother battling depression digs her way out of a dark hole and turns her life around
January 22, 2022 – Honolulu Star Advertiser: Temporary homeless shelter opens to isolate those infected with COVID-19
January 14, 2022 – Hawaii News Now: Tents go up to house homeless people with COVID as shelters run out of quarantine space