Hawaii has long been known as a tropical paradise, but in recent years another image has intruded into the state's carefully crafted one of idyllic beaches and relaxing resorts: homelessness. The number of homeless people has grown in recent years, leaving the state with 487 homeless per 100,000 people, the nation's highest rate per capita, above New York and Nevada, according to federal statistics. Many of the homeless, however, defy the stereotype of the mentally ill or drug addicted. They are families, with men and women who work full-time jobs. They are struggling to get a foothold in a place with a high cost of living and low wages. Here: in this Thursday, August 27, 2015 photo, a homeless man drinks water while sitting on the beach at Ala Moana Beach Park located near Waikiki in Honolulu. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)

Photographers wear clothing with cooling fans and staff members wear cloths that protects them from the sun as they prepare for fashion photo session on a street, amid a heatwave warning in Shanghai, China on July 25, 2022. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)

A South African police officer speaks to residents of the densely populated Alexandra township east of Johannesburg Friday, March 27, 2020. (Photo by Jerome Delay/AP Photo)

Two girls perform with their body painted for money fort purchasing food for breaking fasting in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia on April 25, 2020, during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Rezas/AFP Photo)

American actress Bella Thorne claims she’s earned a staggering $2million during her first week as a creator on paid subscription service OnlyFans. The 22-year-old actress announced she’d joined the platform earlier this August 2020 with a sеxy, bikini-filled video. (Photo by Instagram/The Sun)

Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo celebrates winning the women's 200 meters final at the Diamond League Birmingham Grand Prix in Birmingham, Britain on August 18, 2019. (Photo by Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters)

In this Thursday, March 17, 2016 photo, 33-year-old Palestinian clown doctor Alaa Miqdad, left, entertains 3-year-old patient Yaqin Shawaf, who suffers from dialysis, in the department of kidney diseases at Al-Rantisi children's hospital in Gaza City. (Photo by Adel Hana/AP Photo)

The 2017 Genesis New York Concept is seen during the media preview of the 2016 New York International Auto Show in Manhattan, New York on March 23, 2016. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)