[Geary]

In Hawaii, it's easy to differentiate between transient and locals down on their luck. Many of the transients ended up here because they were given a 1-way plane ticket to dump them on us (thanks, CA), making it that much harder for local homeless.

My mother had to move from her wonderful home when homeless began living under her wooden deck (shared border with public park, so it was going to be a never-ending issue).

Anyhow, it's easy to look at the lot and call them all bums, but the reality is different for a large percentage. Panhandlers don't even belong in this group.

Personally, I think under the freeways is better than on the sidewalk.