http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/31/hawaii-lawmakers-to-buy-their-homeless-one-way-tickets-out-town/
Lawmakers in the Aloha State want to wave goodbye to their growing
homeless population -- by buying them a one-way ticket off the island.
Hawaii's controversial three-year “Return to Home” pilot program
launches later this year and is being billed as a way to help the
state’s 17,000 homeless residents, while reducing the financial burden
the state has in caring for them. Under the plan, the state will pay for
a one-way plane ticket for any homeless resident who can find someone
on the mainland to take them in.
The program, which has a $100,000 annual budget, is the brainchild of
state Rep. John Mizuno, who had unsuccessfully tried to get a similar
plan through the past three legislative sessions. This year, the measure
was attached to a larger spending bill and squeaked through the state
legislature.
Critics, though, say the program is a quick fix and does nothing to address the root causes of homelessness.
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