OYAH invited to join the Aspen Institute’s national Opportunity Youth Forum as a Indigenous/Tribal/Native community partner and member of a national movement. by Wistawen Morconis | Oct 27, 2022
W.K. Kellogg Foundation awarded OYAH’s project submission, Kawailoa: A Transformative Indigenous Model to Replace Youth Incarceration, as one of ten eligible to continue forward in the Racial Equity 2030 Challenge. The project spotlighted Hawaiʻi on the map among submissions from 72 countries. by Wistawen Morconis | Oct 27, 2022
Opportunity Youth Action Hui (OYAH) established by public and private leaders at Kawailoa campus. These partners share Native Hawaiian leadership in land and fiscal management, workforce, self-development, cultural programming, education, youth services and community networks to support ~300 opportunity youth ages 14-24. by Wistawen Morconis | Oct 27, 2022
SB 2791 Act 208 passed to rebrand HYCF as Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center under supervision of OYS. Hawai’i moves youth toward diversion and treatment and away from punitive justice models. Community organization partners (RYSE, Kinai ʻEha, Hale Kipa, and Kupa ʻAina) established on campus provide programming to provide an ecosystem of support for Hawaiʻi’s youth. by Wistawen Morconis | Oct 27, 2022
Hoʻopono Mamo Report: The Hawaiʻi Youth Diversion System diversion system made up of government agencies, community organizations, and families to support youth arrested for low-level offenses. Goal to divert youth, especially Native Hawaiian, from incarceration. Phase 1 occurred in the Kalihi-Moanalua area. by Wistawen Morconis | Oct 27, 2022
