Transitional housing is a very beneficial resource for people in Hanalei, Hawaii who have graduated a drug rehab program but still require time to fully re-adjust to normal life and the real world. To someone who has used drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can feel like a daunting place now that he or she has to get through life without alcohol or drugs. Transitional housing in Hanalei supplies a safe atmosphere where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab experience can little by little become at ease with the idea of restoring their life without drugs and on their own. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to find steady employment and housing so that they have a strong shot at remaining abstinent and being to lead a fruitful and happy life.