ByWILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER
Published:16:55 EDT, 21 April 2026|Updated:16:59 EDT, 21 April 2026
A gargantuanhomelessencampment appeared on an idyllicHawaiiisland, prompting outraged authorities to take action.
Multiple makeshift waterborne structures have occupied Keehi Stream in Kalihi, a neighborhood of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, since at least 2017, according to theStar Advertiser.
The largest encampment takes up about 600 square feet, is two stories tall and floats solely on pontoons.
It is so large and disruptive that it can be seen from Honolulu's overhead rail system.
Other individual tents and makeshift homes have also taken up room on the waterway, though that is now set to stop.
As of last Thursday, state, city and private agencies have started clearing out the massive encampment.
Authorities aim to clear out the homeless encampment in six weeks before the start of hurricane season, according toHawaii News Now.
'If you walk around and see the encampments, and see the debris that's here, very difficult to see that this is a safe place for anybody to be,' Ed Sniffen, the Hawaii Department of Transportation director, told the outlet.
Source: Drudge Report
