Pouhana O Nā Wāhine Organizing Efforts To Increase the Safety of Native Hawaiian Women: An Exercise of Native Hawaiian Sovereignty

As featured in Restoration Magazine, Volume 20, Issue 1 PDF. Native Hawaiian women represent the highest percentage of victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking within Hawaiʻi. The Pouhana O Nā Wāhine (PONW)1, a nonprofit collective of Native Hawaiian women, is organizing to change this unacceptable reality. We understand the violence and injustice we have experienced as Native Hawaiians. We …

Pouhana O Nā Wāhine: The Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence

As featured in Restoration Magazine, Volume 21, Issue 1 PDF. In 2022, the Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Pouhana O Nā Wāhine (PONW), underwent a significant period of growth, emphasizing the development of our team’s capabilities to address domestic violence effectively. This expansion exceeded numerical increases, symbolizing our collective dedication to instigating positive change within the Hawaiian community. …

We Are Born of Spirit Through Mother Earth and the Womb of a Woman: Exploration of Identity

As featured in Restoration Magazine,Volume 20, Issue 3 | PDF By tai simpson, nimiipuu, Wendy Schlater, Payomkawichum, Dolly Tatofi, Native Hawaiian, and Paula Julian, Filipina The strong-hearted leadership of survivors and advocates have been the lifeblood of our grassroots movement over the last three decades to restore the sovereignty of Tribal Nations and increase Native women’s safety. Restoring Indigenous protections …