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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed legislation that establishes the Hawai’i Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH) under the Department of Human Services (DHS). This act formalizes the HICH as it begins to implement the State Strategic Plan to End and Prevent Homelessness. The governor also introduced Colin C. Kippen as his new Coordinator on […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed an executive order that establishes the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness (HICH). The 24-member council — composed of state department directors, federal agency representatives, and community leaders — will develop a unified plan on addressing homelessness. The creation of the Council was first announced in May by the […]

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