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Charlotte West is a reporter covering the future of postsecondary education in prisons for Open Campus, a nonprofit newsroom focused on higher education. Sign up for her newsletter, College Inside.

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Windward Community College Expands Hawaiian Studies To Arizona Prison Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Windward Community College Expands Hawaiian Studies To Arizona Prison

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The college launched a Hawaiian studies program at Halawa Correctional Facility in 2022, but found many students dropped out because they were sent to an Arizona prison.

Nui Nā Kānaka Maoli Ma Nā Hale Paʻahao. Hiki I Ka Hoʻonaʻauao Moʻomeheu Ke Kōkua Aku Charlotte West/Open Campus

Nui Nā Kānaka Maoli Ma Nā Hale Paʻahao. Hiki I Ka Hoʻonaʻauao Moʻomeheu Ke Kōkua Aku

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ʻO ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Koʻolau, ʻo ia nō ke kulanui hoʻokahi ma Hawaiʻi e mālama aku nei i nā papa moʻomeheu ma nā hale paʻahao.

Native Hawaiians Are Overrepresented In Prisons. Cultural Education Could Help Charlotte West/Open Campus

Native Hawaiians Are Overrepresented In Prisons. Cultural Education Could Help

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Windward Community College is one of the only higher education institutions in Hawaii offering culturally focused classes in prison.