All the beaches along Waianae and Makaha are inundated with homeless encampments. Google images are a lie or hopelessly out of date. I don't see any google maps images showing the vast volumes (hundreds to thousands) of homeless encampment tent "villages" all along the waianae and makaha coast. Almost EVERY beach is overwhelmed with the highly unfortunate houseless encampments which the county visibly is doing ZERO to address. Visible poverty is staggering. The odor palpable in several places (think what do you do when there are no facilities for biological needs). It may be the ocean water is contaminated as result. You will easily be witness to the many meth-induced violent people (verbally at least) and hullicigenic people - yelling and talking to themselves, loitering around all local businesses, tapping into the facilities/infrastructure - such as showers, overtaken by DIY plumbing to bring water to dozens of homeless tents. There may be genuine disadvantaged local people, but clearly mental illness and drug addiction abound. If severe poverty and homeless tents bother you, you will want to drive through or avoid these string of beaches and towns.

That said, the area is stunningly beautiful from a nature perspective and local businesses are decent, nice with great food options, although many local people are also noticeably not very "welcoming" to tourists/outsiders. I hate to think it, but it could be a skin color driven thing or a "anti-mainlander" thing.

I actually want to live here, but although I empathize with the plight of houseless-ness, the situation seems at the tipping point and anyone seeking to relocate here, risks seeing property values plummet due to the increasing crisis of the homeless situation here, not to mention that it requires you to numb your emotions at the inhumane conditions people endure. It makes me very sad, as I so love Hawaii and the culture. I don't feel the "Aloha spirit" here.