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Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 9:10:30 GMT -6
Hawaii lawmakers killed a bill today that would have funded a program to fly homeless people back to the mainland, saying some people may view it as an opportunity for a tropical vacation. The program, which currently isn’t funded, aimed to send homeless people who aren’t from Hawaii back to the states where they have support systems, and was supported by the state’s largest provider of homeless shelter services. But Rep. Dee Morikawa, Chairwoman of the House Human Services Committee, stopped the bill from advancing, saying she wants to be very careful with how the state spends its limited money. “It’s like a vacation maybe for some people to come here and know that they can fly home because Hawaii will pay for it, and I’m worried about that,” Morikawa said. Read more: www.staradvertiser.com/breaking-news/lawmakers-mull-funding-program-to-fly-homeless-back-to-mainland/
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