Hawaii Sets Aside $100,000 To Offer 17,000 Homeless People One-Way Airfare Back To The States

[ConcernedCanuk]

63. You didn't mention the most important part

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This article is from almost 2 years ago

From the link:

Updated: Sep 08, 2011 12:57 AM EDT

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Mizuno believes the state should set up a fund and spend $50,000 to $100,000 a year providing one way tickets for homeless to leave Hawaii so they can be reunited with family elsewhere. He said it would save the state lots of money in the long-run because the state spends much more providing services for the homeless than the airline tickets cost.

Woytenko said the state spends an annual average of about $19,000 per homeless person providing services. The one-way tickets for the family of three cost less than $1,100 for all three.
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It appears Mizuno is a happy man today as the state went for the $100,000 as he advocated.

I suspect it took a lot of convincing and wrangling seeing as it took almost two years for his efforts to come to fruition.

Kudos to State Representative John Minzuno.



Imagine that - a State Representative that walks the walk for the poor and homeless.

Well done, Sir.



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