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Council advances shopping-cart bill despite homeless concerns | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The measure would make unauthorized cart possession a petty misdemeanor and require convicted owners to forfeit the carts after a 7-2 Council vote.

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Profanity-laced testimony from one opponent and widespread criticism from others failed to put the brakes on a controversial Honolulu City Council measure aimed at curbing shopping-cart theft and abandonment, as Bill 53 advanced Thursday despite detractors’ claims that it unfairly targets Oahu’s homeless population.

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Letter: Other solutions available for shopping cart blight | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Bill 53 relating to shopping carts will be heard again by the City Council. Upon review of public testimony, the opposition outweighs those in support. Some believe it targets the unsheltered population, which is seen in plain sight in the communities. Will the kupuna and others who live in public or senior housing be targeted as well?

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