TURNING THE TIDES
HoÊ»ohuli Ana I Ke Kai: By prioritizing healing and education that restores connection to the Earth, we are working to break the cycle of incarceration and recidivism in Hawai‘i.
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The incarceration rate for Native Hawaiians is strikingly high. The Department of Public Safety report that Natie Hawaiians make up approximately 40% of the state's prison population, despite comprising only about 23% of the overall population. Recidivism rates are also alarmingly high, with around 60% returning to prison within three years of release, according to a study by the University of Hawaii.
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To address this, Turning the Tides is a program rooted in love for the land and water, that helps people reconnect through educational and community-based alternatives re-connect with traditional practices as a way of restoring them back to the land and waters from which we draw life.