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Ahomeless encamp- ment next to Waipa- hu Elementary School was growing for a number of years. In Septem- ber 2021, I received a call that two homeless individuals were having a dispute right next to the school and fam- ilies witnessed one of these individuals chase the other with a knife while students were being dropped off in the morning.
and community partners to clean up in the same area, and with the help of more than 100 volunteers, we filled an entire 40-cubic-yard dump- ster container.
“My office and I are also looking for more policy solutions to address the issue of safety around our schools.”
ing in every community. The resolution further re- quests the city’s managing di- rector to collaborate with the Honolulu Police Department and provide the City Council with a written plan of how they plan to set up enforce- ment. The administration has agreed to work with the
ment of Education, testified in support of the resolution, and said, “The health and safety of our students, staff, families and members of our school communities are of utmost importance to the de- partment; thus, we appreciate the City Council’s efforts to protect the perimeters of our schools and are grateful for the continued support and as- sistance of the City & County of Honolulu administration and the Honolulu Police Department in keeping our schools safe.”
lie enforcement may not be viewed as the most compas- sionate way of dealing with our growing homeless pop- ulation, but until we have a homelessness plan, I believe putting measures in place to promote the safety of our stu- dents and young kids is rea- sonable and justified.
Contact city Councilmem- ber Augie Tulba (District 9 – Waipahu, Iroquois Point, West Loch, ʻEwa Villages and portions of ʻEwa Beach.) at 808- 768-5009 or atulba@ honolulu.gov.
CITY COUNCILMEMBER AUGIE TULBA
Addressing Homeless, Safety Concerns In Waipahu
My office and I are also looking for more policy solu- tions to address the issue of safety around our schools. Waipahu Elementary School principal Aaron Tominaga brought up the idea of a mea- sure to enforce “sit-lie” mea- sures around schools.
council on putting together a pilot program to help address the enforcement of sit-lie and stored property ordinances around schools.
Since then, I’ve been work- ing with the city and the com- munity to help address the homeless encampment and the piles of trash next to the elementary school. Commu- nity members answered a plea forhelpthroughsocialmedia and showed up to a cleanup event we planned two weeks after the knife incident. The volunteers collected 90 bags of trash, a stripped vehicle, two shopping carts, six tires and more, but we had only made a small dent. Last fall, weworkedagainwiththecity
In October, I introduced Resolution 22-253, which requests the city administra- tion step up enforcement of the city’s sit-lie and stored property ordinances on city sidewalks and other pub- lic properties near schools. During the City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting, councilmembers had an insightful discussion about a county-wide home- less plan and the need to better address the growing homeless concerns happen-
On Jan. 25, the City Coun- cil unanimously adopted Resolution 22-253. Keith Hayashi, the superintendent of Hawai‘i State Depart-
I acknowledge that sit-
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