by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Oct 4, 2022 | Hale Kipa, HYCF
The state had two months with no young people in the girls’ unit of its only long-term placement facility. It’s reason to celebrate, but the work isn’t over. Originally shared on the Vera Institute of Justice by Nazish Dholakia, Senior Writer and Lindsay Rosenthal,...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Oct 1, 2022 | HYCF
Original story published on NBC News by Christopher Cicchiello on Oct. 1, 2022 click here to read. Hawaii reached the milestone earlier this year of having no girls in its only youth correctional facility — a first in state history, officials say. It was a...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Sep 20, 2022 | HYCF, Kupa ʻAina
Original story published on CNHA’s Midday Manaʻo podcast on August 10, 2022, click here to view. On this week’s episode, Manu and Mehana are joined by Mark Kawika Patterson, Administrator of the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center and Chair of the Hawaiʻi...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Aug 10, 2022 | Kinai ʻEha, PIDF
Original story published on Hawaii Business Magazine on August 10, 2022, click here to read. Focusing on vulnerable and underserved populations, Kaiser Permanente provides support to many nonprofit organizations to uplift the community’s overall health and well-being....
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Aug 8, 2022 | PIDF
On July 21st, Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi (OYAH) intern Leah Delos Santos presented at the 21st Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement convention on behalf of the Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF), featuring the important policy work of OYAH at...
