Incarceration rates in Hawai’i increased 709 percent for the last three decades through increasingly punitive policies that significantly and disproportionately impact Native Hawaiians. A new report released today by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), with research by the Washington, D.C.-based Justice Policy Institute (JPI), experts at the University of Hawai‘i and Georgetown University is the first to not only examine the impact the justice system in its various stages has on Native Hawaiians, but to also include the first-hand accounts of Native Hawaiians concerning the effects of the criminal justice system on their community. Featured Guests: Clyde Namuo – OHA CEO, Nalani Takushi – Lead Researcher Special Projects at OHA, Representative Faye Hanohano

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