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 | Jul 27, 2022 | HYCF
Originally shared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation by Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Ann Arnold on July 27, 2022, click here to read. In 2021, there were 819 young people incarcerated on an average night in Australia. Most were aged between 10 and 17 years old, 50 per...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 25, 2022 | HYCF
Original story shared on The Washington Post by Claire Healy on July 25, 2022, click here to read. When Mark Patterson took over as administrator of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility in 2014, he inherited 500 acres of farm ranch — and the care of 26 boys and...
by Opportunity Youth Action Hawaiʻi Hui | Jul 19, 2022 | HYCF, Kupa ʻAina
Original story published on Hawaii News Now on July 19, 2022 by Lynn Kawano, click here to read. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An Oahu program that helps at-risk youth and young adults could soon be getting millions of dollars in funding and worldwide recognition....
