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These agencies and disparate treatment of African Ameri- both quantitative and qualitative research methods organizations include: TJ Mahoney Ka Hale cans in America’s criminal justice to gather valuable information to better understand Ho‘äla Hou No Nä Wähine, Maui Economic system. Though some individuals and address the concerns of our indigenous people. Opportunity Inc., Alu Like Inc., Ho‘omau Ke Oin our community believe that Native Hawaiians The results and recommendations of this study are Ola and many more. We anticipate in moving experience similar treatment in the Hawai‘i criminal needed to initiate policy reform and systemic change and working with systems of law enforcement, justice system, no comprehensive study has been for Hawai‘i. When we advocate and focus on Native and program development at the Women’s Com- conducted to determine or deny that such treatment Hawaiians, we are, in short, advocating for the rest munity Correctional Center. exists. The genesis for a newly released study came of humanity and thus, it is our hope that this report Whether you are Native Hawai- from a desire to know, once and for all, whether will further reach to other indigenous people on the ian or non-Hawaiian, moving Hawaiians are or are not discriminated against in continent and the world. (For more on this report, beyond race or ethnicity, Hawai‘i’s criminal justice system. The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Hawai‘i needs to implement Currently, there are an overwhelming number Criminal Justice System, see pages 4 and 5.) effective and purposeful poli- of Native Hawaiian men and women incarcerated It is clear that when a Native Hawaiian person cies to address incarceration in prison in Hawai‘i and on the continent. Incar- enters the criminal justice system, they serve more at its root core to building a ceration affects not only an individual person, but time in prison and more time on probation than vibrant, healthy nation. everything and everyone connected to them. Fami- other racial or ethnic groups. Native Hawaiians Me ka ‘oia‘i‘o, lies are torn apart, children are left without their are also likely to have their parole revoked and be parents and whole communities are dismantled. returned to prison compared to other racial or ethnic The magnitude and complexity of this problem groups. Coupled with the experiences of pa‘ahao caused considerable attention that led to a collab- included in the pages of this report, it is clear that orative research study that began three years ago. Native Hawaiians are caught in a cycle of imprison- In this groundbreaking study, OHA asked: “Is there ment that is perpetuated across generations. Clyde W. na¯mu‘o disparate treatment of Native Hawaiians in the crim- Although the study is completed, our work at Chief executive officer Mo‘oMeHeu: Culture Mauli ola: HealtH Clyde W. Na-mu‘o Chief Executive Officer mea o loko tAble oF Contents Stanton K. Enomoto Pa lua breaks ground for early death higher for Chief Operating Officer ‘okakopa | october 2010 | Vol. 27, No. 10 Community Relations marae in Hawai‘i Page 11 Hawaiians than whites, Denise Iseri-Matsubara BY LISA ASAtO Community Relations Director Mo‘olelo Nui: Cover Feature study says Page 6 CommuniCations A dream for a marae in Hawai‘i has BY FrANCINE MurrAY Ed Nishioka at the head of the party Page 14 been brewing for three decades Communications Manager Hawaiian mortality worse for the Lisa Asato BY MELISSA MONIz Communications Specialist youngest, oldest age groups John Matsuzaki opposing party Chairmen find common Native HawaiiaNs at tHe oF tHeir gaMe Communications Specialist ground in improving the lives of Hawaiians Nelson Gaspar spotlight on Hawaiians Filmmaker Communications Specialist Na‘alehu Francine Murray New oHa report: Criminal Communications Specialist at HiFF Page 12 Anthony. Charles Ogata BY KAthY MuNENO, FrANCINE MurrAY Volunteer justice system unfair to AND LISA ASAtO media Relations & messaging Hawaiians Page 5 Lloyd Yonenaka na‘alehu Anthony, noelle Kahanu Media Relations & Messaging BY LISA ASAtO Manager and Heather giugni will showcase Jennifer Armstrong A three-year study finds their works at the Hawai‘i Public Relations Specialist disparities within the state system International Film Festival email/Websites [email protected] | www.OHA.org www.oha.org/kawaiola www.oha.org/kawaiola/loa/ Published monthly by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 711 Kapi‘olani Boulevard, Ste. 500, Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813. Telephone: 594-1888 or 1-800-468-4644 ext. 41888. Fax: www.NativeHawaiians.com 594-1865. Email: [email protected]. World Wide Web location: www.oha.org. 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All rights reserved. 4 ‘okakopa2010 ‘imi na‘auao www.oha.org/kwo | [email protected] reseArCH nAtIve HAWAIIAn » neW s | FeAtures | events Perhaps most concerning is the finding uncovered through within the bars the disparate interviews, which included many Native Hawaiians, that pa‘ahao are the disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system on native often removed, without notice or Hawaiians accumulates at each stage. native Hawaiians are also treatment of native consent to the continent to serve more likely to receive a sentence of incarceration over probation. time. Pa‘ahao were not allowed the opportunity to tell their ‘ohana that 50% hawaiians in the they were being moved to the con- tinent, and some participants in the sentencing- project mentioned that the Depart- related Criminal Justice system ment of Public Safety forcibly 45% outcomes moves people to the continent using 41% a SWAT team. Native Hawaiians 39% 39% make up 41 percent of the approxi- the voices of people most affected. mately 2,000 people that are held 40% Why and how we Using data from the Hawai‘i on the continent. 36% Criminal Justice Data Center, Through the experiences of researchers were able to determine pa‘ahao, it is evident that the crimi- did the report % that the disproportionate impact of nal justice system and incarceration, 35% 33 the criminal justice system accumu- in particular, contributes to the 29% by Amanda Petteruti and lates at each stage of the criminal unraveling of communities, disman- justice process.