Sorry this is simply impossible to take seriously as a comparison. Hawaii is literally surrounded by the world's most enormous, unswimmable moat. Homeless are t

Sorry this is simply impossible to take seriously as a comparison. Hawaii is literally surrounded by the world's most enormous, unswimmable moat. Homeless are thus predominantly going to come from within the islands existing population, with barely a trickle coming from outside. Compare this to California which you can hitchhike to, ride a boxcar to, drive a $300 beater to, take a greyhound to, or even walk to given enough time. Even comparing the closest analog to Hawaii for california, Catalina Island, the mere 90 minute ferry ride across the channel is enough to cause a disparity in homeless rates between the city of Avalon on the island, and the city of Los Angeles - visible directly across the water from it - of nearly 50% (higher in LA)