One Of The Most Creative Ideas In Aiding Homelessness Is Hawaii's New Solution…Old Buses
If Honolulu-based architecture firm Group 70 International is successful in their planning and raising of funds, Hawaii has agreed to enact their initiative of converting 70 decommissioned buses into mobile homeless shelters, with several put into use by summer's end.
The vehicles are to operate in fleets, with different units dedicated to different purposes, from sleeping quarters, to showers, to recreation rooms.
May Ry Kim of Group 70 International told Hawaii News that the design “is based on the premise that you could walk in to a hardware store, buy everything you need in one go and build everything with no trade skills."
"It's completely organic, and when we started did not even realize number one what a need there was for this, and number two how people can benefit from it...but mostly how many people want to help."