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OHA proposes specialty court, restorative justice and health initiatives with combined $1.75M ask
Summary
Office of Hawaiian Affairs presented several S&I proposals including the Kauiki Native Hawaiian Specialty Court pilot and Pu'uhonua Restorative Justice program and budget allocations for healthcare practitioners and a trafficking curriculum.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs staff presented a package of safety-and-innovation (S&I) proposals that included a Kauiki Native Hawaiian Specialty Court pilot, a Pu'uhonua Restorative Justice program, Native Hawaiian healthcare practitioner supports, and a Kealopono trafficking curriculum development request.
For the Kauiki Native Hawaiian Specialty Court pilot, staff requested up to $600,000 across the proposed budget years, describing the initiative as culturally informed legal advocacy and diversion services intended to guide beneficiaries toward healing and accountability instead of incarceration. Staff said the…
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