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Homeless in Hawaii

Hawaii's beaches have long been a draw for tourists, but many glittering hotel facades now sit alongside squalid camps, as the state has the highest rate of homelessness in the US.

Hawaii's beaches have long been a draw for tourists, but many glittering hotel facades now sit alongside squalid camps because the state has the highest rate of homelessness in the US. Our World travels to Honolulu where camps have sprung up across the city, including in the prime tourist district of Waikiki beach. As numbers continue to rise the city is struggling to cope, and many local residents view the homeless as a menace.

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Thu 6 Jul 2017 23:30GMT

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