We are so surrounded by beauty here at Hualalai that we sometimes don’t realize homelessness is a factor on our coast. The following is from an article in West Hawaii Today, which you can read in its entirety on their site.
What you can’t see: Homeless advocate takes to skies to map camps for outreach, Point In Time Count
Flying in a helicopter in the skies over North Kona, Linda Thomas-Vandervoort was able to assess West Hawaii’s homeless population from a different angle.
Camps, purposely hidden deep in the brush and out of sight from eyes on the ground, quickly popped out amid the landscape between Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole and Keauhou allowing Thomas-Vandervoort to map out a more accurate picture of the situation.
The flyover on Tuesday was dual-purposed: It identified the location of homeless individuals for medical outreach with the community health center as well as sites to visit during the annual Point In Time (PIT) Count to take place during that last 10 days of January on the Big Island.
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