Hawaii’s first dome homeless shelters open at First Assembly of God

On Wednesday, First Assembly of God in Kaneohe opened the state’s first dome shelters for the homeless.

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Kaneohe church’s igloo-like dome shelters to house homeless families

KANEOHE (HawaiiNewsNow) – When Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell came calling to the faith community for help in addressing Hawaii’s homeless crisis, a Kaneohe church jumped at the challenge.

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Local church builds ‘faith zone’ for select homeless families

KAHALU`U, Hawaii – The First Assembly of God Windward in Kahaluu has completed the first five of its 12 “homeless domes.” The church refers to the area as a “faith

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After years of debate, construction has begun on igloo-shaped shelters for homeless

KAHALUU, OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) – While lawmakers continue to push for taxpayer-funded homeless ‘ohana’ zones, construction began Friday on what Pastor Klayton Ko calls a homeless ‘faith zone.’ In 2016, the

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Churches host summit on homelessness

The second annual Faith Summit on Homelessness opened with a mix of prayers for the homeless — and those working to help them — and big and small ideas for

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Officials discuss how faith-based communities can help Hawaii’s homeless

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – First Assembly of God Church will be  building igloo-type structures to house Hawaii’s homeless. Connie Mitchell, executive director of the Institute for Human Services, and Tamah-Lani Noh, community

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Church hopes to open innovative igloo-shaped homeless shelters by summer

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A Red Hill church made international headlines last spring after it raised more than $200,000 to construct igloo-shaped shelters for homeless. And in the next two weeks,

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Hawaii Church provides affordable ‘igloos’ for homeless people

A Church in Hawaii is battling homelessness by deploying Alaskan home domes that look like igloos and are easy to transport and assemble. The First Assembly of God in Honolulu

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Church sees cheap, igloo-like domes as answer to homelessness

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Senior Pastor Klayton Ko, of First Assembly of God in Red Hill, wanted to do something to help the homeless. His answer: 21 fiberglass panels held together by screws. The

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Hawaii Is Using Igloos To House Homeless Islanders

Hawaii is implementing a homeless solution that is just plain cool — and hopefully effective: igloos.  The First Assembly of God church plans to order a dozen igloos from Alaska to house homeless

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