Ohana Hoʻopakele

Ohana Ho`opakele means “a family that restores.” Their mission is to heal the afflicted and the afflicter, heal the damage of the crime, reintegrate the defender into the community, and restore wholeness to the communities. Ohana Ho’opakele aims to save tax and reduce recidivism, develop preventative programs to eliminate the causes of crime, stop the building of a new prison or a prison in disguise, and advocate a traditional ho’oponopono, or restoration, process and decentralized pu’uhonua, or wellness centers, on each island.