Yan Zhuang and Jill Cowan
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In Hawaii, Ryan W. Routh espoused lofty goals to help alleviate homelessness in a state with severe housing shortages and income inequality. His business constructed tiny homes at cut-rate prices, with a goal of providing a modicum of shelter for those struggling on the island of Oahu.
But Mr. Routh also seemed to lack patience for anyone who disagreed with him, based on interviews with local residents and his own writing.
Mr. Routh ran a business called Camp Box Honolulu, which aimed to cheaply and quickly build mobile homes small enough to avoid...
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