Joomla! site syndication http://www.hawaiifriends.org 2010-09-04T20:32:55+01:00 http://www.hawaiifriends.org http://www.hawaiifriends.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-01-17T10:25:10+01:00 http://www.hawaiifriends.org http://www.hawaiifriends.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36 Russ Takaki Recipient of Pioneer of Restorative Practices Award March 2010 Russ Takaki is a famous surfer from Hawai'i (http://files.legendarysurfers.com/surf/legends/ls14.shtml)who was also the head of Hawai'i's paroling office (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gw8rAAAAIBAJ sjid=HZoFAAAAIBAJ pg=3670,2606052 hl=en) in the 1970s. When Mr. Takaki was administrator of the parole office the state's recidivism rate for parolees was only 5% which was the lowest in the United States at the time. Today, Hawai'i's recidivism rate is one of the highest in the country. (http://hawaiihouseblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/psd-briefs-lawmakers-on-offender.html) Mr. Takaki was far ahead of his time in corrections and justice interventions and intuitively applied restorative practices. He personally helped parolees find jobs, he took them surfing and he brought them home for dinner with his family. He treated them with respect and worth and he honored their successes in staying law abiding. Hawai'i Friends awarded Mr. Takaki its first Pioneer of Restorative Practices Award in March 2010 in a symbolic ceremony held in the Hawai'i Supreme Court honoring parolees being discharged from parole that month. Mr. Takaki is in his 90s and was unable to accept his award which was received by his two long time friends, and equally famous Hawaiian surfers, George Downing and Wally Foriseth. The pilot project for parolees being discharged is discussed further under Hawai'i Friends' Work below. , (http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx)Walker Greening, Federal Probation, June 2010 http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx text/html 2004-06-12T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.hawaiifriends.org http://www.hawaiifriends.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1 Hawai‘i Friends of Civic Law-Related Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1980 that is committed to advancing civic behavior and improving the justice system. Nature and Purpose of Hawai‘i Friends Hawai‘i Friends of Justice Civic Education's mission is to increase democratic behavior by engaging people in positive civic activities and decision making. It designs, implements and measures the effectiveness of interactive teaching programs in an effort to generate evidence-based knowledge of what works to improve civic behavior. Public Health Approach: Since its inception in 1980, when it piloted a Street Law (http://www.streetlaw.org/en/index.aspx)program to rehabilitate youth involved with the justice system, Hawai‘i Friends has used public health approaches, including cooperative education, restorative justice and other engaged learning practices, to promote positive civic experiences and improve the justice system. We the People Program: Hawai‘i Friends currently provides We the People (http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=wtp_introduction), a United States Constitutional law program that uses cooperative education, for high school students. Students from across the country compete annually in mock legislative hearings concerning contemporary legal issues in Washington D.C. Please contact program director Sandra Cashman for more information: cashmans001@hawaii.rr.com Violence Prevention Through Cooperative Learning Program: Hawai‘i Friends has developed a unique literacy and cooperative education based violence prevention program, Violence Prevention Through Cooperative Learning. It is a project for secondary students at risk of dropping out of school and has been provided to hundreds of teenagers and thousands of elementary students in Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i Friends often provides the program as a pilot to Hawai‘i public schools. The curriculum for the program, along with evaluation tools, is provided freely to schools and is available upon request to lorenn@hawaii.rr.com. Reading Stories to Change the World is an article describing this innovative program featuring Wai‘anae High School students at risk of dropping out of school. Another article about the program was published in Reclaiming Children and Youth, a national journal for violence prevention practitioners in 2006. In 2007 Hawai‘i Friends provided the program in conjunction with a restorative justice and solution-focused pilot project at a middle school in Honolulu that showed increased student attendance and decreased bullying behavior. The report on this project is available from Lorenn Walker at lorenn@hawaii.rr.com. Restorative Justice: Since 1996 Hawai‘i Friends has promoted restorative justice, which is based on democratic decision making and applies public health education principals, i.e. it is empowering, relies on active learning experiences for affecting positive behavioral, emotional, and cognitive changes for individuals and communities. Restorative justice (RJ) provides victims, and the community, opportunities to heal and strengthen their lives and relationships, after suffering an incident of crime or social injustice. RJ also offers offenders an opportunity to learn from wrongdoing. Restorative justice is based on the ancient conflict resolution practices of many indigenous cultures including Hawaiians. Most restorative justice experiences result in increased optimism of participants and observers. RJ has been studied worldwide and has been shown to reduce recidivism in a number of settings, i.e. prisons, juvenile and adult court cases, schools. See, Sherman Strang, Restorative Justice: the evidence, 2007 at http://www.smith-institute.org.uk/download-pages/download_restorative-justice-full-report.htm (http://www.smith-institute.org.uk/download-pages/download_restorative-justice-full-report.htm) Restorative justice deals with wrongdoing and social injustice where specific offenders may not be identifiable (See, Braithwaite, Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation (http://www.amazon.com/Restorative-Justice-Responsive-Regulation-Studies/dp/019513639X), 2002). For a small organization Hawai‘i Friends has been extremely effective in developing and measuring the effectiveness of unique restorative justice programs and disseminating information about them across the world. Since 1997 Hawai‘i Friends has worked with public housing residents; juvenile and adult crime victims and offenders; homeless youth; children in foster care; prison inmates and their loved ones; public schools; the Hawai‘i State public housing authority; the Honolulu Police Department; the Hawai‘i State courts; and Hawai‘i State prisons; to develop, implement, evaluate and publish the results of its innovative restorative justice programs. In 2010 Hawai‘i Friends is piloting a restorative ritual for successful parolees and probationers with assistance of professors John Braithwaite author of Crime, Shame and Reintegration (http://www.amazon.com/Crime-Shame-Reintegration-John-Braithwaite/dp/0521356687/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 s=books qid=1263670429 sr=8-1), and Shadd Maruna, author of Making Good: (http://www.amazon.com/Making-Good-Ex-Convicts-Reform-Rebuild/dp/1433802147/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 s=books qid=1231879616 sr=1-1) How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives (http://www.amazon.com/Making-Good-Ex-Convicts-Reform-Rebuild/dp/1433802147/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 s=books qid=1231879616 sr=1-1). Hawai‘i Friends’ has developed numerous innovative restorative justice processes and programs in many diverse areas including: Public Housing Community Pilot: Hawai‘i Friends first worked with public housing facilities in 1997 providing restorative justice processes for public housing residents and managers, and published the first article on its work: “A Hawai'i Public Housing Community Implements Conferencing: A Restorative Approach to Conflict Resolution” in the Journal of Housing Community Development, Nov/Dec. 2000 (http://www.restorativejustice.org/articlesdb/articles/5404 (http://www.restorativejustice.org/articlesdb/articles/5404)). Juvenile Justice Diversion: In 1999 Hawai‘i Friends piloted a restorative justice program for juveniles, Restorative Conferences: A New Approach for Juvenile Justice in Honolulu, which was considered by Larry Sherman and Heather Strang in the preparation of their Smith Institute report, Restorative Justice: the evidence (http://www.smith-institute.org.uk/download-pages/download_restorative-justice-full-report.htm (http://www.smith-institute.org.uk/download-pages/download_restorative-justice-full-report.htm)). Hawai‘i Friends consistently receives requests for information about this juvenile justice program. Victims of Offenses Without Known Offenders Program: In 2001 Hawai‘i Friends developed, applied and measured the results of a restorative justice process for victims where there are no known offenders (Restorative Justice Without Offender Participation: A Pilot Program for Victims http://www.realjustice.org/library/lwalker04.html (http://www.realjustice.org/library/lwalker04.html)). Before Hawai‘i Friends developed this application for victims, it was widely felt that restorative justice is only useful when there is a known offender of a wrongdoing. Seventy percent of all crime in the United States, however, goes without any offender ever being identified. Hawai‘i Friends’ application of restorative justice for these victims provided healing to many who before were considered unable of benefiting from this approach. Pono Kaulike an Adult Criminal Court Pilot Program: In 2002 Hawai‘i Friends developed an important restorative justice pilot project for a Honolulu criminal court where mainly intimate and domestic violence parties engage in restorative justice processes, either together or separately (2004, Hawaii Bar Journal, Pono Kaulike: A Restorative Justice Pilot Program http://www.restorativejustice.org/articlesdb/articles/5401 (http://www.restorativejustice.org/articlesdb/articles/5401) and Pono Kaulike: A Hawaii Court Provides Restorative Justice Practices for Healing Relationships, Walker Hayashi, Federal Probation Journal, Vol. 71, No. 3, 18-24, 2007 http://www.uscourts.gov/fedprob/December_2007/hawaiianCriminalCourt.html (http://www.uscourts.gov/fedprob/December_2007/hawaiianCriminalCourt.html)). PONO KAULIKE REDUCES RECIDIVISM: Hawai‘i Friends has completed an evaluation of the program for recidivism reduction funded by the Hawaii Justice Foundation. The research confirms that people who had the Pono Kaulike intervention had significantly less incidents of re-offending than people who did not participate in Pono Kaulike. The results have been published in June 2006, Federal Probation Journal, “Restorative Circles: A Reentry Planning Process for Hawaii Inmates” and June 2010, Federal Probation Journal, Huikahi Restorative Circles: A Public Health Approach to Reentry Planning (http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx)available at: http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx The Restorative Circle process was the subject of a Hawai‘i state legislative bill that was passed to fund the Circles and is part of a grass roots movement in Hawai‘i to improve the prison system and to provide more effective prisoner reentry processes to include restorative justice (see: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=SB932 (http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=SB932)). Unfortunately Hawai‘i's innovative Reentry Law that was passed over a governor's veto was not funded by the Linda Lingle administration (see: Restorative Justice is a Mandated Component of Hawai'is Reentry System (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/BradyandWalker.pdf), Brady and Walker, Justice Connections, Issue 6, Summer 2008 avaialbe on line from: http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles.htm). (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles.htm) The country of Belgium, which legally mandates restorative justice be applied at all levels of criminal cases, piloted its own Restorative Circle process with select inmates at two prisons in the Flanders region of that country. People from all over the world have contacted Hawai'i Friends about the Huikahi Restorative Circle program. 2009 Video of mock Restorative Circle with discussion by former Circle participants on line at: http://vimeo.com/6673308 (http://vimeo.com/6673308) Modified Restorative Circles: Since developing the Restorative Circle program Hawai‘i Friends has applied a similar process for incarcerated people whose families and loved one are not interested or are unable to participate. Instead a group of incarcerated friends participates as supporters. The Modified Restorative Circles model is a promising intervention for assisting incarcerated people develop reentry plans that addresses ways she or he may reconcile without victim participation. A paper was published in December 2009 describing this process, http://www.restorativejustice.org/articlesdb/articles/7367 (http://www.restorativejustice.org/articlesdb/articles/7367). (The article is also for sale on Amazon.com by the publisher). Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence, www.danielgoleman.com (www.danielgoleman.com), has said that this prison work is “magnificent.” Community Conversations on Restorative Justice: This project showed that the community overwhelming wants to see restorative justice used in prisons and for criminal cases in Hawai‘i. Representatives of Hawai‘i Friends and past participants in Hawai‘i Friends restorative justice programs made a series of presentations between July 2006 and February 2007 at different public and private meetings on O‘ahu and Maui. The nature of restorative justice and the possibilities of its use in the community were the subject of the presentations. Input from individuals at the meetings was collected on surveys that provided the information that confirms the community would like to see restorative justice used in our criminal and prison systems. The program was supported by a small grant from the Hawai‘i Justice Foundation. Please email lorenn@hawaii.rr.com if you want a copy of this report. Restorative Solution-Focused Family Conferences: October 2008 - October 2009 we piloted a new intervention for youth charged with status offenses and referred from the Family Court of the First Circuit in Honolulu in collaboration with the court and at the suggestion of Judge Bode Uale. In 1999, when we did our first juvenile justice project with the Honolulu Police Department, we discovered the need for a more effective interventions for youth and families involved with status offenses. These offenses are usually for runaway, truancy, beyond parental control. If the youth were age 18 there would be no offense. Status offenses only apply to minors. We worked for several months on the basic design of the Solution-Focused Family Conference and conducted the first one on March 13, 2009. We provided 13 interventions for families, which they reported were helpful in preventing the youths' further involvement with the justice system. Parolee Restorative Redemption Celebration 2009 - 2010 under the guidance of professors John Braithwaite and Shadd Maruna, we are conducting restorative celebrations for people who successfully complete state parole on O'ahu, Hawai'i, and a select group who complete probation with Judge Steven Alm and possibly other state Circuit Courts. The first parolee celebration was held at the Hawai'i Supreme Court March 31, 2010. One more parolee celebration is scheduled for Wednesday October 6, 2010 and hopefully we will have two with several individual probationers and their loved ones. The model for the parolees is a large group format with family and friends and others in the community who have successfully completed parole and or are out of prison. Judges, police, service providers and advocates who work with incarcerated people are also invited to participate. The parobationer's process will be held privated in the judge's chambers or courtroom. An evaluation of the project will be conducted in 2011 reporting the results of participant surveys. Future recidivism results will be reported. Publications: Hawai‘i Friends informs the world on its innovative work and has published numerous articles in different journals for professionals working in the areas it has introduced the programs including Principal Leadership for school administrators; the Federal Probation Journal and Corrections Today for judicial and corrections professionals; the Hawai‘i Bar Journal for the legal community; and the Journal for Housing and Community Development for public housing administrators. Please see below Waikiki Youth Circles: Homeless Youth Learn Goal Setting Skills (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/Waikiki%20Youth%20Circles.pdf), Walker, Journal of Family Psychotherapy, Vol. 19(1) 2008 is available at:http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles.htm (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles.htm)). Hawai‘i Friends has received requests from all over the world including New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Canada, Nepal, Singapore, as well as many American states, for information on its programs. Please email lorenn@hawaii.rr.com for more information. text/html 2004-07-07T11:54:06+01:00 http://www.hawaiifriends.org http://www.hawaiifriends.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6 Hawai‘i Friends of Justice Civic Education Board of Directors Susan Wong, Esq., President Susan is the retired director of the Administrative Appeals Office of the Department of Human Services responsible for providing constitutionally required due process administrative hearings to individuals adversely affected by agency action. As a result, Susan is knowledgeable about entitlement programs, medical assistance services and adult and child protective services. Susan helped to sort out the differences between individual needs and assistance available through governmental resources. Susan was also responsible for overseeing administrative rules adoption for the Department. Susan is a licensed attorney since 1980 and has served with the Department of Human Services for more than twenty-five years except for two years with the Office of the Attorney General. Susan obtained a Juris Doctor from the University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law. She has a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Hawaii, Manoa. In addition to teaching in the inner city of Richmond, California, Susan has been employed as a professional Girl Scout in Houston, Texas where she was camp director, community organizer and trainer. Susan is an active member of church, women, cultural, educational and service organizations. Susan’s interests lie in supporting civic, educational programs not otherwise addressed by governmental agencies to bring about positive change in families and community that promote peace and justice. She looks for innovative approaches to deal with difficult relationships and conflict resolution. She brings experience and knowledge of local government processes. Roger Epstein, Esq., Vice President Roger is a graduate of Georgetown University Law School. He has been a lawyer with one of Hawaii’s largest law firms, Cades Schutte, in Honolulu for the last 30 years where he is a senior partner. Roger specializes in tax law. He helped form the Hawai‘i Forgiveness Project (http://www.hawaiiforgivenessproject.org/) (http://www.hawaiiforgivenessproject.org/) and is dedicated to improving our community. Cheri Tarutani, MSW, Secretary Cheri is an Instructor with the University of Hawaii Manoa, (UH) School of Social Work Distance Education program, specializing in teaching practice courses to Masters students. Prior to joining the UH faculty, she was a Child and Adult Protection Specialist for Child Welfare Services for 7 years. During that time, she was the designated Family Drug Court worker and was part of the Family Drug Court team that was awarded the Natural Collaborative Leader Award in 2004 from the Mediation Center of the Pacific. As a graduate of the Hawaii Child Welfare Education Collaboration, she served as a practicum instructor from 2004 to 2009. She is committed to the field of social work in the State of Hawaii and is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the National Organization of Forensic Social Workers. She is an active participant in the Conference Planning Committees for NASW and the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. She is also a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Child Law Section. Ms. Tarutani has a Bachelor of Arts in Women’s Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Hawaii , Manoa. Dawn Slaten, Esq., Treasurer Dawn was raised and schooled on the Island of Oahu and received her BA in mathematics from UH at Manoa and her J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law. She has practiced law for over 20 years, concentrating in family law and worked in all five jurisdictions of the State. Dawn is a the director of Ka Po‘e Hale, a community resource for Wai‘anae coast residents and provider of ho‘oponopono, family group conferencing and legal services to help families avoid CPS interference in their lives. Dawn was also a founder of Effective Planning and Innovative Communications, Inc. (EPIC), where she facilitated, recorded and coordinated `Ohana Conferences (aka family group conferencing) and provided as a family-focused, strength-based gathering of family members and service providers to ensure the safety of children involved with the Child Protective Services (CPS). Dawn trains facilitators, recorders, coordinators and attorneys, and has presented on family group conferencing at national conferences. She has also managed corporate finances and provides legal representation when needed. She also provides legal consultation and family conferences to the residents of Hope for a New Beginning Shelter, an emergency shelter, which began to service the homeless in Wai`anae in October 2006 at Kalealoa. Dawn facilitates and records Restorative Justice Circles at Hawai‘i prisons. Cy Adrian Kahaulunui Kalama Cy is from a distinguished Native Hawaiian family and is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools. Cy is also a gifted substance abuse counselor. He has worked for the Hawai'i state prison system for 21 years helping over 3000 men learn about desistance from substance abuse and crime. He helped develop a unique ritual based substance abuse program called Kash Box and is hopeful that the next executive administration for Hawai'i will understand its value and resume the complete program at Waiawa prison. Cy has traveled all over the world. He enjoys golf and outrigger canoe paddling. He is head coach of the New Hope Canoe Club. And he says: Everyday I see life as a gift and an opportunity to make a difference for the better and I make the most of it. Ed Flores Ed has a passion and expertise for helping people involved in domestic and intimate violence. He is a long time paralegal who has worked in a variety of areas on O'ahu. In 2005 Ed saw the need to help people obtain temporary restraining orders that the Honolulu Family Court was having a hard time keeping up with and he spearheaded the creation of the Ala Kuola Hawai'i Law Clinic. Since then Ed and Ala Kuola have helped thousands of people facing violent situations. He believes that restorative interventions could be used for many people who want to make amends, heal relationships, and extend forgiveness. Hawai‘i Friends’ current list of contractors for Restorative Justice and other programs: Lorenn Walker—volunteer grant writer restorative justice coordinator Lorenn is a public health educator and former trial lawyer working in violence prevention (www.lorennwalker.com). She designs and implements restorative justice programs and is an expert in group process for conflict prevention and reconciliation in response to wrongdoing and social injustice (www.lorennwalker.com (www.lorennwalker.com)). She has an extensive history in education, social services and law. She is a researcher who evaluates programs. Many of her articles have been published in trade and academic journals and several books, since 1999. She has volunteered with the Hawai‘i Friends since 1994. She worked as Montessori teacher in her teens and became director of a school at age 22; worked as a public welfare hearing officer during law school; clerked for a criminal trial court after graduating; was a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Hawai‘i for 10 years doing civil defense and prosecuted people for fraud; she was a Honolulu Family Court appointed counsel for juveniles and adults in child protection and criminal cases. She is a trainer of solution-focused brief therapy (http://www.solutionfocused.net/home.html). She does consulting, teaches for the University of Hawai‘i, and usually takes one guardian ad litem family court appointments for civil commitment hearings annually. She earned her Montessori teaching certification in 1971 from St. Nicholas Training Centre, London, England; bachelors degree in communication in 1980 from UH; juris doctorate degree from Northeastern University School of Law in 1983; and her masters in public health from the UH School of Public Health in 1996. Diane Stowell, LFMT Diane is a licensed family and marriage therapist. In addition to seeing individual clients and families, she facilitates solution-focused and restorative justice interventions with adults and youth for the Hawai‘i Friends of Civic and Law Related Education. She has been a senior mediator and trainer for the Mediation Center of the Pacific since 1986. She was a psychologist for the Claremont Unified School District in California for 12 years. She taught seminars for schoolteachers and administrators from 1984 through 1995 on working with at-risk youth in America and Europe. Her post graduate work was conducted at the School of Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy at the California State University at Fullerton in California in 1978; she earned her masters degree from the University of Redlands in 1968; and her bachelors degree at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1956. Kat Brady Kat is a community advocate for justice who is actively engaged in bringing the community’s voice into venues where it has rarely been heard. She works to increase civic literacy, public participation, and to reform public policy. Her areas of focus include environmental, cultural, and social justice issues. Kat has served numerous public service groups in Hawai'i for many years and is widely respected as an advocate for disenfranchised people and communities. Sophia Hoskins, LFMT Sophia is a marriage and family therapist. She earned her bachelors from University of Hawaii and her master degree from Chaminade University of Hawaii. Sophia has a private practice in Honolulu and Kailua. Trish Ellis Trish is currently a facilitator for Epic ‘Ohana Conferencing where she facilitates family group conferences. She is also the former Executive Director of the Hawaii Center for Attitudinal Healing, a non-profit agency offering educational and support programs for individuals and families facing highly stressful circumstances, including inmates and recently released adults on the Big Island, Oahu and Kauai. For more than 20 years, Trish has helped to establish Attitudinal Healing centers and programs throughout the United States and internationally. Since 1986, she has developed and implemented various alternatives to violence, stress management and transition programs for use in federal and state correctional facilities, facilitated incest-survivor support groups in women's prisons, facilitated post-release re-entry programs for federal parolees; provided advocacy services to residents of women's shelter; and conducted domestic violence education classes for convicted offenders. She facilitated Attitudinal Healing programs at HCCC, Hale Nani and Kulani on the Big Island. Marty Oliphant, M.S.W. Marty received his masters degree in social work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2005. He is currently a social work supervisor and former Child/Adult Protective Services Specialist for Child Welfare Services where he investigated allegations of child sex abuse. Marty serves on the School of Social Work Dean's Board of Advisors, and is President of the Alumni and Friends of the School of Social Work. Marty Oliphant is also the former director of the Hawaii Mentoring Initiative and conducted mentor trainings and provided technical assistance to agencies and programs enhancing and developing mentoring programs. Marty has worked with agencies including Big Brothers Big Sisters, YMCA, Waikiki Community Center, and Goodwill Industries. Sandra Cashman, We the People Coordinator Sandra Cashman is the past president of the Hawai‘i Friends (2006). She is a retired secondary school teacher. She received her BA in Literature from Seton Hall University and her MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Sandra taught English and Social Studies throughout her career in Hawai‘i and as a Department of Defense teacher in Germany. In 1992 she became involved in the We the People, the Citizen and the Constitution programs sponsored by the Center for Civic Education. She coached teams at Kahuku High and Intermediate School in this for 10 years, successfully involving community members including judges, local and military lawyers and law students wither pupils. In both 2004 and 2005, the Kahuku teams placed in the top ten nationally of this rigorous competition. Sandra is working to expand student participation in this nationally funded civic education initiative. Mara Pike, MS Mara is a 1998 graduate of New York University. She is an educator and currently receiving training as a Restorative Circle facilitator for Hawai‘i Friends. Nettie Lapilio Nettie is from a ancient line of traditional Hawaiian healers. As a child she was chosen by her family to carry on the haku tradition and was trained as a healer and has practiced this for many years. She is a respected trainer and provider of ho‘oponopono and other Hawaiian healing cultural practices. She is a skilled facilitator and recorder. Nadine Dudoit, MSW Nadine is a social worker and case manager for family Programs Hawaii, Leeward Voluntary Case Management. She is a former employee of ‘Ohana Conferencing and trained in facilitation and recording skills. text/html 2004-08-09T08:30:34+01:00 http://www.hawaiifriends.org http://www.hawaiifriends.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2 Published works are now available through this website. You may need Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the newly linked articles. Violence Prevention Through Literacy Cooperative Education Articles: Reading Stories to Change the World (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/PL1005Walker.pdf), Walker, Principal Leadership, October 2005 pp. 42- 47. Violence Prevention Through Cooperative Education, (images/stories/lwalker.pdf) Walker, Reclaiming Children and Youth, 15:1, Spring 2006, pp. 32-36. Restorative Justice Articles: , (http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx)Walker Greening, Federal Probation, June 2010 http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx Modified Restorative Circles: A Reintegration Group Planning Process That Promotes Desistance (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/Modifiedrestorativecircles12-2009.pdf), Walker, Contemporary Justice Review, Vol. 12, No. 4, December 2009, 419-431. , (http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx)Walker and Hayashi, Federal Probation Journal, June 2009 http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx. Restorative Justice is a Mandated Component of Hawai'i's Reentry System (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/BradyandWalker.pdf), Brady and Walker, Justice Connections, Issue 6, Summer 2008 ((available at http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles.htm). Waikiki Youth Circles: Homeless Youth Learn Goal Setting Skills (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/Waikiki%20Youth%20Circles.pdf), Walker, Journal of Family Psychotherapy, Vol. 19(1) 2008 Implementation of Solution-Focused Skills in a Hawaii Prison (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/InterviewingforSolutions.pdf), Walker, In Interviewing for Solutions, Berg and DeJong, 2008. Pono Kaulike: A Hawaii Court Provides Restorative Justice Practices for Healing Relationships (http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx), Walker Hayashi, Federal Probation Journal, Vol. 71, No. 3, 18-24, 2007 http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx Restorative Circles: The Gift of Listening in Waiawa Corrections Facility (http://www.compassionatelistening.org/news/newsletters), The Compassionate Listening Project News Letter, Fall, 2007, http://www.compassionatelistening.org/news/newsletters Let the Healing Begin (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/Let_the_Healing_Begin.pdf), Tomonari, Honolulu Magazine, November 2006. A Gift of Listening for Hawaii's Inmates (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/Walker_Sakai%20-%20dec06.pdf), Walker Sakai, Corrections Today, December 2006 (available at http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles.htm). Restorative Circles: A Reentry Planning Process for Inmates (http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx), Walker, Sakai Brady, Federal Probation Journal, June 2006, Vol. 70, No. 1 http://www.uscourts.gov/FederalCourts/ProbationPretrialServices/FederalProbationJournal.aspx. (http://www.realjustice.org/library/lwalker02.html) Conferencing: A New Approach for Juvenile Justice in Honolulu. (http://www.realjustice.org/library/lwalker02.html) Walker, Federal Probation Journal, Vol. 66 (1) June 2002. (PDF format requires the free plugin Adobe Acrobat Reader.) Pono Kaulike a Pilot Restorative Justice Program (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/HBJ_5_04.pdf), Walker Hayashi, Hawaii Bar Journal, May 2004 Restorative Justice Without Offender Participation: A Pilot Program for Victims. International Institute for Restorative Practices, Walker, February 2004, http://www.iirp.org/library/lwalker04.html (http://www.iirp.org/library/lwalker04.html) PDF version Western Applications of Indigenous People's Confict Resolution Practices Presented at Fifth National Conference on Family and Community Violence Prevention (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/maori_article.html), Walker, 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, (http://www.lorennwalker.com/articles/kalihi_article.html)Walker, Journal of Housing Community Development, Nov/Dec. 2000.