FREEHAWAII.INFO PRESENTS -
"POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES"
SEVEN CRITICAL AREAS OF LIFE THAT MOST OF US TAKE FOR GRANTED BUT NATIVE HAWAIIANS ARE DEPRIVED OF IN THEIR OWN HOMELAND
Today's Focus -
PRISONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE –
Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) are over-represented as inmates in the criminal justice system. This is a symptom of the colonization and cultural alienation of Kanaka Maoli in the western system . Prisons are not the answer.
We call for -
· Alternative, culturally based offender treatment programs for non-violent offenders.
· Programs for Kanaka Maoli inmates that help to culturally reintegrate the person.
