Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-378 – Housing first programs
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-378
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the department of human services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
- Emergency shelter: means a homeless facility designed to provide temporary shelter and appropriate and available services to homeless families or individuals for a specified period of time who are not able to stay in a transitional shelter or reside in a dwelling unit. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-361
- Financial assistance: means public assistance, except for payments for medical care, social service payments, transportation assistance, and emergency assistance under § 346-65, including funds received from the federal government. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-1
- Homeless: means :
(1) An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence; or
(2) An individual or family who has a primary night-time residence that is:
(A) A supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations;
(B) An institution that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
(C) A public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as sleeping accommodations for human beings. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 346-361
The department of human services may contract with housing first consultants to effectuate the purposes of this section.