Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 18, Number 10, 1 ʻOkakopa 2001 — Prisoners' rehab [ARTICLE]

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Prisoners' rehab

Here in Hālawa Prison, education is a key rehabilitation for us pa'ahao. About 75 percent of the population is kanaka maoli and about 65 percent keep coming back. "Po'o pa'akikl." But our ways and lifestyle must change through our cultural program whieh still remains at Hāiawa. Hawaiian language and culture classes drive us to eome and graduate successfully. Tempt us in a positive way and we will guarantee success. Hālawa is a medium security jail and has its limits on conducting programs. We must bring life to these prisons and keep the kānaka maoli out for good. My recommendation: Form a support group outside meeting the parolee's

needs and wants. Use some OHA money for this and watch the decline of natives now incarcerated in confusion. Stay tuned for more solutions to the Westernized pollution. Kū'ē all the time. 'Onipa'a every time. Keala Paleka Kahuanui Pālolo