Getting help

How Oʻahu's homeless services system works: coordinated entry, shelters, outreach and health coverage.

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  CORE and street outreach in Honolulu: who responds, and how

  Honolulu's CORE program sends EMTs and community health workers, not police, to non-violent calls about people living outside. What it does, how to request it, what its early data showed, and why the city auditor could not complete an audit in 2026.

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  Coordinated entry on Oʻahu: how people are matched to housing

  Oʻahu's Coordinated Entry System decides who is referred to permanent housing programs. How the "no wrong door" approach works, what happens at assessment, how priority is set, and what people waiting can do.

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  Finding shelter on Oʻahu: the kinds of shelter and the ways in

  A practical guide to emergency shelter on Oʻahu: which shelters serve single adults, families, couples, youth, veterans and people with pets, how outreach and the HONU navigation program connect people, and what to expect on arrival.

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  Medicaid housing supports in Hawaiʻi: Community Integration Services (CIS+) explained

  Hawaiʻi's Medicaid program can pay for help finding and keeping housing for members with serious health needs who are homeless or at risk. Who qualifies for Community Integration Services, what they include, what they do not cover, and how to ask for them.