Restorative Justice Programs
Hawai‘i Friends has introduced, evaluated and realized the results of its restorative justice programs published in numerous journals and presented at conferences, which are listed below and may be downloaded. Hawai‘i Friends has worked with public housing communities, the police, courts, and schools to introduce restorative justice in Hawai‘i since 1996. Our latest projects have been for prisons and courts. If you need more detailed information please contact Lorenn Walker: email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone: (808) 637-2385.

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Restorative Justice Training:

Introduction to Solution-Focused Problem Solving Workshop (September 9; September 23; October 7; and October 21, 2006)

Restorative Justice Articles: 

Conferencing: A New Approach for Juvenile Justice in Honolulu. Federal Probation Journal, Vol. 66 (1) June 2002.
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Pono Kaulike a Pilot Restorative Justice Program, Hawaii Bar Journal, May 2004

Restorative Justice Without Offender Participation: A Pilot Program for Victims. International Institute for Restorative Practices, February 2004, http://www.iirp.org/library/lwalker04.html
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Western Applications of Indigenous People's Confict Resolution Practices Presented at Fifth National Conference on Family and Community Violence Prevention, April 9, 2001, Los Angels, California, U.S.A. Beyond Policy: Conferencing on Student Behavior. Principal Leadership, Vol. 1 (7) March 2001.

Hawaii Public Housing Implements Conferencing: A Restorative Approach to Conflict Resolution. Journal of Housing & Community Development, Nov/Dec. 2000.

A Group Process That Promotes Resiliency Publication Info: Paper presented at The Second International Conference on Conferencing and Circles: Restorative Practice in Action. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 10-12. August 2000. http://iirp.org/library/t2000/t2000_walker.html