No Room In Paradise Analysis

No Room in Paradise Documentary Extra Credit

With Hawaii having the highest per capita homeless population in the nation, the public has become so used to and desensitized to the needs of these people that suffer from this serious issue. For many of us, we look at the homeless population as being lazy, smelly freak shows that scare away our tourists and spoil this paradise for the rest us. Often times, we make gross assumptions about these people and are quick to judge them for their failures. However, “No Room in Paradise,” a special 90-minute documentary, attempts to take a stand against this preconceived notion by diving head first into Hawaii’s intimate homeless crisis and offering a fresh perspective of the homeless crisis in Hawai’i,
Some said they became homeless due to addiction to drugs and alcohol. These people said that for the, drugs and alcohol was a way for them to free their minds from their PTSD, which often sprouted out of years of an abusive childhood, a violent relationship, or severe depression. Others are homeless as a result of America blowing up their home of Micronesia in the 1950s. From it, the people of Micronesia suffered from radiation poisoning, peeling skin, and birth defects, so America tried to make up for by allowing them to live here in America (mostly in Hawai’i). However, since education declined after the bombing, most Micronesians can only get minimum wage paying jobs, which in Hawai’i, is not enough to sustain a living, so they become homeless. They have to choose between a roof over their heads or food on the table. Another type of homeless person is the veterans of war. Many times these people end up with several mental and/or physical illnesses and are not able to recover. One veteran had a coma shortly after coming back from the war, and was not able to work or focus ever since. However, the least understood homeless people are those who are chronically ill. To many, these people are invisible “throw away” people that cannot speak up from themselves. They suffer from lifelong illnesses that leave them confused and disoriented, although many of them do not even know that they are sick. Often times, we just want to sweep the homeless people aside, however that is not a solution, with 1/3 of them being children. These people are still people with real needs and wants just like you and me; many of them still have dreams of getting out of homelessness. However, the process of doing so is like swimming up a stream. First, one has to go to and file paperwork for the emergency shelter, where they must meet the requirements and follow by the rules. If they are successful, they then are