Transitional housing is a very helpful resource for people in Hanapepe who have completed a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program but still require time to fully re-acclimate to regular life and the real world. To someone who has abused drugs and alcohol to self medicate and especially for long term addicts, the world can seem like a daunting place now that he or she has to endure life without the use of drugs or alcohol. Transitional housing in Hanapepe offers a safe haven where individuals who are in this stage of the drug rehab process can slowly become comfortable with the idea of rebuilding their life without drugs and becoming independent. While in transitional housing recovering addicts can continue to participate in individualized and group counseling as needed to help them along, and also to obtain steady employment and housing so that they have a strong chance at remaining abstinent and being to lead a productive and happy life.