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Cleanup of Waianae homeless encampment isn’t sweep, city says

By Cindy Ellen Russell

July 29, 2022

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Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation workers hauled heaps of trash, mattresses and furniture into trucks, clearing what was a homeless encampment on Lualualei Beach Park along the Waianae Coast on Thursday — but Mayor Rick Blangiardi insisted it was not a homeless “sweep.”
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People gathering the last of their belongings before the clean up crew's arrival on Thursday.
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People gather their belongings at the park near Farrington Highway on Thursday.
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A bucket of human waste tipped over items left behind at the beach on Thursday.
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A man tows an inoperable car with a rope out of the area on Thursday.
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A man hauls a dog in a cage before the area is cleared out by workers on Thursday.
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A heap of trash piled by the people who live at the beach in anticipation of the enforcement action. It was placed along Farrington Highway across from the park's camping site restroom.
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Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation workers hauled heaps of trash, mattresses and furniture into trucks, clearing what was a homeless encampment on Lualualei Beach Park along the Waianae Coast on Thursday — but Mayor Rick Blangiardi insisted it was not a homeless “sweep.”
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A makeshift treehouse is dismantled on Thursday.
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The cleared out area at Pokai Bay Street and Farrington Highway.
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A man sleeps at the encampment the day before Thursday's scheduled clean up.
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The encampment is seen on the day before Thursday's clean up.
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Dogs sleep in a cage at Lualualei Beach Park.
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Cassandra Keawe, who lives at the park, is seen Wednesday.
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Kapiolani “Sweetie” Nahaku holds a removal notice issued to her the day before Thursday's enforcement.
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Kapiolani “Sweetie” Nahaku holds a removal notice issued to her the day before Thursday's enforcement.
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A removal notice was tagged on a tent Wednesday, the day before the enforcement.
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Kapiolani “Sweetie” Nahaku holds a removal notice issued to her the day before Thursday's enforcement.
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Pictured are vehicles and tents in the camping area of the park.
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Tents are pitched in a camping area along the beach on Wednesday. Camping is only permitted Thursday through Sunday.
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Jerry Kuehu cleared out items on Wednesday once he heard about the impending enforcement for the next day.
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Pictured is the encampment on the east side of Lualualei Beach Park.

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