Our Stories

Learn more from moʻolelo (stories) shared from the Kawailoa campus. Plus stay informed on the latest news, updates, and other happenings.

More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth

More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth

Original story published on Honolulu Civil Beat on July 25, 2022 by Megan Tagami, click here to read. At 2 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, teenagers at the Residential Youth Services and Empowerment program have just finished their music therapy class. Inside the...

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Working Toward Native Hawaiian Equity in Our Justice System

Working Toward Native Hawaiian Equity in Our Justice System

Original story published on Honolulu Civil Beat’s Community Voice column on March 16, 2022 by Leah Delos Santos and Lyla Gonsalves, click here to read. Bills pending at the Legislature this session focus on rehabilitation and cultural practices. Driving by the...

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Voices of Our Community

“Ke Kama Pono really changed my life. Not only in how I’m living now… I was up to the point where I really didn’t want to live anymore and they kind of gave me a reason to live… I’m more of a better person than I was before.”

– N. Momosea

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