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The Hawaii State Bar Association (HSBA) was founded in 1899 and incorporated in 1985 as a non-profit trade organization under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
In November 1989, the Hawaii Supreme Court ordered the creation of a unified bar and designated it as the administrative entity of the unified bar. In so doing, the Supreme Court democratized the governance of the legal profession by conferring upon the HSBA the power and responsibility to aid the Court in regulating, maintaining, and improving the legal profession. Imbued with a new sense of direction and purpose, the newly constituted HSBA developed its very first mission statement and goals for the organization.
The mission of the HSBA is "To unite and inspire Hawaii's lawyers to promote justice, serve the public, and improve the legal profession." The HSBA's seven goals are as follows:
Goal 1: To develop and maintain an effective, democratic organizational structure to serve the needs of the members, the Judiciary and the public.
Goal 2: To promote the integrity and competency of lawyers in Hawaii.
Goal 3: To eliminate unfair bias, prejudice and discrimination, and to create meaningful opportunities for underrepresented groups in the legal system.
Goal 4: To educate the public about legal rights and responsibilities, the legal process, and the role and responsibility of lawyers.
Goal 5: To increase the availability of quality legal services to all who need them.
Goal 6: To advance the equitable and efficient administration of justice.
Goal 7: To recognize and address the needs and problems of lawyers on each island.
The Paroling Authority fixes minimum terms of imprisonment, grants or denies parole for adult offenders who are convicted of a felony, revokes parole, and investigates and makes recommendations to the Governor on applications for pardon. The Paroling Authority's field services supervise adult parolees.
The Adult Probation Offices under the circuit courts supervise adult probationers.
Hawaii Paroling Authority
1177 Alakea St.
1st Floor.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone (808) 587-1300
State Judiciary Department
Adult Probation Division
777 Punchbowl St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone (808) 539-4500
Compact Administrator: Probation
Ron Hajime
777 Punchbowl Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone (808) 539-4585 Fax (808) 539-4559
Personal email: ron.t.hajime@courts.state.hi.us
Deputy Compact Administrator: Parole
Colin Fukunaga
Hawaii Paroling Authority
919 Ala Moana Blvd., Rm 100
Honolulu, HI 96814
Phone (808) 587-2517 Fax (808) 587-2518
Personal email: colin.m.fukunaga@hawaii.gov
Compassion Capital Hawai'i Moving Forward, Fellows Program
The following organizations have been accepted to participate in the Compassion Capital Hawaii Moving Forward Fellows Program. Selected organizations have committed staff to participate in a three year capacity building training program.
Technical assistance will be provided to participating organizations as well as grant funds aimed at developing organizational capacity.
Aloha Church Assembly of God
Project Description: Technical training for underprivileged youth and young adults.
Service Area: Other (Low-income youth and young adults)
A.S.I, dba Ohana Ola O Kahumana
Project Description: Transitional housing program targeting homeless families.
Service Area: Homeless
Central Union Church of Honolulu
Project Description: Social Outreach job training and placement services to the homeless and those transitioning off welfare.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless and assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work)
Community Life Resource Center
Project Description: Food pantry program.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work, and families of incarcerated individuals)
The Episcopal Church in Hawai'i (TECH), Christ Church
Project Description: Career Resource Center serving adults transitioning from welfare to work.
Service Area: Individuals transitioning from welfare to work
Faith Against Drugs
Project Description: Sober, safe, secure, transitional housing for recovering alcoholic addicts, post incarcerated persons, poor and homeless persons.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, substance abuse)
Family Life Center
Project Description: Outreach to the homeless, families of incarcerated individuals and persons transitioning from welfare to work.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work, and families of incarcerated individuals)
Grace Bible Church Honolulu
Project Description: Feeding the Hungry.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work)
Grace Bible Church, Maui, Feed My Sheep
Project Description: Food pantry program.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work, and families of incarcerated individuals)
Habitat for Humanity Maui
Project Description: Home building and renovations.
Service Area: Homeless
Honolulu Habitat for Humanity
Project Description: Support and training to successfully transition into homeownership.
Service Area: Homeless
Ka Hale Pomaika'i
Project Description: Peer driven community based support services to newly recovering addicts/alcoholics in a safe and culturally appropriate environment.
Service Area: Other (Substance Abuse)
Kualoa-Heeia Ecumenical Youth Project
Project Description: Connecting the homeless with needed resources and services.
Service Area: Homeless
Kulia Na Mamo
Project Description: Connect low-income and homeless population to needed services, training and education.
Service Area: Assisting individuals transitioning from welfare to work
Moanalua Community Church, Moanalua Community Services
Project Description: Skills-building and supportive services to women in transition, low-income, or homeless.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work, and families of incarcerated individuals)
Nanakuli Neighborhood Housing Services Inc.
Project Description: Replacement and rehabilitation of homes so that families will live in safe and healthy homes and preserve their most important asset.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work)
Paradise Chapel Assembly of God Church
Project Description: Services for low-income and under-resourced community members of the Wai'anae Coast.
Service Area: Homeless
Save The Foodbasket, Inc
Project Description: Quality nutrition for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Service Area: Homeless
St. Theresa Church, Hale Kau Kau
Project Description: Feeding program.
Service Area: Multiple categories (Homeless, assisting individuals to transition from welfare to work)
Wai'anae Community Outreach
Project Description: Services to the homeless and at-risk population of the Wai'anae Coast.
Service Area: Homeless
Wailuku Door of Faith Church
Project Description: Prison tele-conferencing ministry.
Service Area: Families of incarcerated individuals
The Kaukau Wagon
Project Description: runned by the Project Coordinator of the Honolulu Police Department/Downtown Substation, they feed the homeless of the downtown Honolulu area. Once in awhile, they will also have available clothing, shoes, etc., which they have received from donations.
Service Area: homeless
Hawaii Youth Services Network
Telephone: 808-531-2198
Address: 677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 911
Honolulu, HI 96813
E-mail: hinet@pixi.com
Web site: www.hysn.org
Contact: Judith F. Clark, Executive Director
Area Served: Hawaii
Established: 2003
Provides volunteer mentors to children who have an incarcerated parent on Oahu Maui and Kauai.
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Kauai Team Challenge, Inc.
Telephone: 808-651-7619
Address: P.O. Box 1795
Kapa`a, HI 96746
E-mail: contact@kauaiteamchallenge.com
Web site: www.kauaiteamchallenge.com
Contact: Mason Chock, Director
Area Served: Kauai
Established: 2003
Providing mentoring for children of prisoners using volunteer community support and outdoor experiential activities.
There is LOTS of useful information about the parole process here in Hawaii. Definitely a good read for families of incarcerated loved ones in the state of Hawaii.
I think this pretty much describes what it's about:
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The purpose of minimum sentancing guidelines is to provide a degree of uniformity and consistency in the setting of minimum terms while providing the community-at-large, public policy makers and planners, the criminal justice system and victims and offenders with information as to the criteria used in establishing minimum terms of imprisonment.
hi I just want to know how the work furlough program administer there passes for inmates to go home to visit family what steps do they take before granting overnight passes to visit home.