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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Hawaiian church uses fiberglass ‘igloos’ to help shelter the homeless

As the homelessness crisis continues to afflict most major cities all over the world, a church on the Hawaiian island of Oahu has decided to start constructing igloo-type structures as

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In Hawaii, Church Will Sponsor Igloos for Homeless People

The success of states across the nation in handling the need for homes, shelters for the homeless and the poorest Americans, varies widely. The Illinois budget impasse halted funding and

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Church tackles Hawaii’s homeless problem with igloos from Alaska

With a surging homeless crisis in Hawaii, the First Assembly of God has set up 12 fiberglass igloos to provide shelter, privacy, and dignity for those in need. A church

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Church proposing igloos for Hawaii’s homeless

HONOLULU – Igloos for the homeless?   It’s a new concept a local church is proposing to alleviate the state’s expanding problem.  The igloo is built in Alaska, but won’t melt

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