HICH Reports

The Chair’s staff regularly prepare reports to share information regarding actions and positions of the HICH, and to respond to directives from the Hawai’i Legislature and other key stakeholders.
Annual Reports to the Legislature (In accordance with section 346-381, Hawaii Revised Statutes)
- Report to the 2022 Legislature (December 2021) – Also includes update on the Ohana Zones pilot program (Pursuant to Act 209, SLH 2018, as further amended by Act 128, SLH 2019)
- Report to the 2021 Legislature (December 2020) – Also includes update on the Ohana Zones pilot program (Pursuant to Act 209, SLH 2018, as further amended by Act 128, SLH 2019)
- Report to the 2020 Legislature (December 2019) – Also includes update on the Ohana Zones pilot program (Pursuant to Act 209, SLH 2018, as further amended by Act 128, SLH 2019)
- Report to the 2019 Legislature (December 2018) – Also includes update on the Ohana Zones pilot program (Pursuant to Act 209, SLH 2018)
- Report to the 2018 Legislature (December 2017)
- Report to the 2017 Legislature (December 2016)
Non-Traditional Housing Report for People Experiencing Homelessness
Homeless System Overview Report to the Legislature (Pursuant to Act 24, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016)
Fiscal Map of Federal, State, and County Funding for Homelessness
Policy Briefs of the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness
Communications and Public Education Plan
Reports on Safe Zones, Squatting, and Encampments
Legislative Informational Briefings (Hawaii Homeless Summits and Budget Briefings)
- 2022 House Finance Committee HMS Budget Briefing (January 14, 2022) – The informational briefing on the DHS FY23 budget request begins at the 56:18 minute mark, and the section regarding funding for homeless services starts at the 1:27:40 minute mark. Questions regarding funding for homeless services starts at the 1:46:54 minute mark.
- 2022 Senate Ways & Means Committee HMS Budget Briefing (January 11, 2022)
- 2021 Senate Human Services and House Health, Human Services & Homelessness Committees Informational Briefing on Ohana Zones (October 11, 2021) – The informational briefing includes presentations from the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness and representatives from the four counties.
- 2021 Senate Ways & Means Committee HMS Budget Briefing (January 14, 2021) – The informational briefing on the DHS biennium budget begins at the 14:50 minute mark, and the section regarding funding for homeless services starts at the 35:30 minute mark and questions regarding funding for homeless services at the 46:05 minute mark.
- 2021 House Finance Committee HMS Budget Briefing (January 14, 2021) – The informational briefing on the DHS biennium budget begins at the 52:00 minute mark.
- 2021 Senate Human Services and House Health, Human Services & Homelessness Committees – Annual Homeless Summit (January 13, 2021) – The video starts at the 16:10 minute mark, and includes presentations by the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness, Partners in Care, Bridging the Gap, and the four counties.
- 2021 Homeless Summit – A powerpoint presentation providing an overview of data trends related to homelessness and homelessness response during the pandemic, as well as an update on Ohana Zone projects statewide.
- 2020 House Human Services and Homelessness and Senate Human Services Committees – Annual Homeless Summit (January 7, 2020) – The video includes presentations from the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness, the four counties, Partners in Care, Bridging the Gap, Lt. Governor Josh Green, and former U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Executive Director Matthew Doherty.
- 2020 Homeless Summit – A powerpoint presentation providing an overview of data trends related to homelessness, as well as an update on the implementation of Ohana Zone funding provided by the legislature.
- 2019 Homeless Summit – There is no video recording of the 2019 summit. However, a link is provided here to a presentation providing an overview of statewide Point in Time count data in preparation for the 2019 legislative session.
- 2018 House Health & Human Services Committee – Annual Homeless Summit (January 9, 2018) – The video begins at the 8:11 minute mark. The summit includes presentations from DHS, DOH, the Governor’s Coordinator on Homelessness, the four counties, and a number of nonprofit organizations and individuals with lived experience of homelessness.
- 2018 Homeless Summit – A summary of remarks from the HICH Chair regarding the State Framework to Address Homelessness, requests for the 2018 legislative session, and updates on the efforts of specific State agencies addressing homelessness.
Overview of Act 86, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, Appropriation to the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) to address homelessness in tourism and resort areas.
Data Landscape Assessment
Listening Session Feedback and Summary in regard to State Framework to Address Homelessness
National Governors Association – Technical Assistance related to Population Health / Homelessness
System Mapping of Homelessness
Financial Modeling – Building the case for Permanent Supportive Housing
Hawai’i Pathways Project
- Hawai’i Pathways Project, Final Report (2018) – Prepared by the University of Hawai’i Center on the Family, the report covers the the full period of the project, which ran from August 2014 to September 2017. The project was administered by the Department of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division through contracts with Helping Hands Hawai’i and Catholic Charities Hawai’i. The project provided intensive case management for chronically homeless individuals, and connected these individuals with housing vouchers from partner organizations to deliver ‘Housing First’ services. In addition, the project included systems level change efforts in coordination with the HICH.
- Hawai’i Pathways project, Program Highlights (2018) – An overview of key highlights from the project.
- Hawai’i Pathways Project, Progress Report (2016) – Prepared by the University of Hawai’i Center on the Family, the report covers the first year of implementation for the project during the period of August 2014 to September 2015
1115 Medicaid Waiver Amendment
- Hawai’i Medicaid 1115 Waiver Amendment (2017) – The original request for 1115 waiver amendment that was submitted for the Centers for Medcare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in August 2017. The request was approved in October 2018, and the Department of Human Services is currently in the process of implementation. The HICH worked together with the Hawai’i Pathways Project to utilize grant funding from the project to support technical assistance provided by the Corporation for Supportive Housing to assist with the application and submission of the waiver amendment.