Volunteers provide lunch, essentials to the homeless around Oahu

By Jamm Aquino |
December 24, 2022 

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  H.O.M.E. Project volunteer Amily Tam, middle, and director Jill Omori, right, hand out bentos in Chinatown on Saturday. Medical students from the John A. Burns School of Medicine partnered with the H.O.M.E. Project to prepare and package bento lunches and other essential supplies for homeless in the downtown, Makiki, and Kakaako areas.

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  JABSOM students Taryn Kawashima, left, and Kelvin Naito give a bento and utensils to uncle “Kel.”

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  JABSOM students Taryn Kawashima, left, and Kelvin Naito distribute bentos to people in Chinatown on Saturday.

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  JABSOM students Taryn Kawashima, left, and Kelvin Naito distribute bentos to people in Chinatown on Saturday.

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  Nessa Vierra reflects on progress with homelessness issues in Chinatown on Saturday.

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  JABSOM students Taryn Kawashima, right, and Kelvin Naito give a bento to Nessa Vierra in Chinatown on Saturday.

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  JABSOM students Taryn Kawashima, left, and Kelvin Naito distribute bentos to people in Chinatown on Saturday.

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  JABSOM student Kelvin Naito, left, talks with a woman while distributing bentos to people in Chinatown on Saturday.

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  JABSOM student Kelvin Naito, right, talks with a woman while distributing bentos to people in Chinatown on Saturday.

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  JABSOM student Kelvin Naito, left, hands out bentos to people in Chinatown on Saturday.

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