Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 5, 1 May 2007 — HELPING HAND FOR NORTH SHORE HOMELESS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HELPING HAND FOR NORTH SHORE HOMELESS

The number of homeless people on 0'ahu's North Shore, many of whom are Native Hawaiian, is soa ring, community members say. Efforts are underway to help the problem. Pastor Ron Valenciana and his Onee a Month Church, with support from organizations such as the Kalihi-Pōlama Hawaiian Civic Club, hold an event at Hale'iwa Beach Park every last Sunday of the month at whieh they offer free plates of kalua ehieken and stew, medical screenings and clothes. To donate goods, eall Dexter Soares of the KalihiPōlama Hawaiian Civic Club at 676-0541 , or Pastor Ron at 637-3138.

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