Safe for the Moment

At Kalakaua and King

The southern half of Kalakaua Avenue runs through the fancy part of Waikiki. The police regularly keep the homeless out of the area, where there's hardly a shopping cart to be seen.

Proceeding north, Kalakaua crosses over the Ala Wai Canal, and the tents start to appear. The cluster in the picture is two blocks from McKinley High and Washington Intermediate schools. Homes, apartments, retail stores, and restaurants are nearby. The main Honolulu police station is one mile west.

I shouldn't complain because my parents' house is one mile southeast and is safe for the moment. But the tents often set up on parks and sidewalks that are much closer.

When I return in February, if not sooner, I'll walk around to scope out the situation.