The document discusses the "Going Home" program, a community-based prisoner reentry program on Hawaii's Big Island. It provides perspectives from community leaders about the importance of collaboration and taking care of former offenders from within the community. The program works from the perspective of the former offender and involves a consortium and subcommittees to address issues around reentry, recidivism, and community reform. The goal is to help with the critical transition back into the community so former offenders can support themselves and their families.

1. GOING HOME LEEWARD O’AHU
A Prison to Community Reentry Replication

2. WHAT IS “GOING HOME?”
“Going Home is about a community
addressing its toughest problems,
head on, because it’s the right thing
to do.”
Ted Sakai
Director
Hawaii State Dept. of Public Safety
“Going Home helps former offenders
make the critical transition back into
our community so they can contribute,
can support their families, and can
accomplish things they can be proud
of.”
Billy Kenoi
Mayor
County of Hawaii

3. “GOING HOME” PERSPECTIVE
“It was a way of helping those that would be going home after a period of incarceration…one
of the reasons for taking this name was Mayor Kim’s strong feeling that we needed to take the
view of the person coming out of prison, returning to the community…going home…and if it
was going to work, it would have to work from that perspective.”
Andy Levin
Former Executive Director
Mayor Harry Kim’s Office Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVG4C1pJVcw

4. “GOING HOME” SPIRIT
“Going Home is one of 13 initiatives under “Operation Mainstream”….the whole notion of
collaboration is a bit overused…for sure Aloha is all over Hawaii, but for the Big Island, there’s a
spirit that’s kind of unmatched…people come together without money.”
Blayne Hanagami
Branch Manager
Hawaii Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations
Workforce Development Division Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CV_jtombz0

5. “GOING HOME” COLLABORATION
“Its something that we can not do by ourselves…it’s a community based effort…its inclusive,
everybody’s welcome…the work that we do is comprehensive…we try to target all of the
needs of the ex-offender…consensus decision making—we agree to disagree
respectfully…most importantly, we share the belief in the potential of the ex-offender.”
Kelcie Maka’ike
Office of Social Ministries
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3r2-Ez0P5A

6. “GOING HOME” REPLICATION
“You look back and you say how did we put it together…the first is find a champion…the
second is to get buy-in…the third is to build trust, that takes time, but also by working
together…the fourth is seeing the greater good, taking care of our own….that’s the overriding
factor—taking care of our own.”
Sandra Sakaguchi
Former Program Director
Going Home Program
HIWEDO Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThnW1D22RiA

7. “GOING HOME” REPLICATION
4 KEY POINTS
First Point
• Find Community
Champions
Second Point
• Get Buy-In. Why is this
important?
Third Point
• Build Trust-Work together
over time.
Fourth & Most Important Point
• Take Care of Our Own.

8. “GOING HOME”
PROCESS
•Successful
Reentry
•Community
Based
Reform
•Public
Safety
•Recidivism
Former
Offender
Perspective
Consortium
Sub-
Committees
Executive
Committee
• Start from the perspective of the
Former Offender.
• Discuss issues impacting reentry,
recidivism, public safety, and
community based reform.
• Delegate to community specialists in
sub-committees to address and
make recommendations.
• Charge leadership to introduce
legislation, recommend policy and
procedures.
• Implement activities to develop
support networks, build referral
resources, and support change
management.

9. “GOING HOME” STRUCTURE
Executive Committee
• Sub-committee Chairpersons
• Community leaders
• Consultants
Consortium
• Government Departments
• Human Services
• Faith Members
• Former Offenders
• Family Members
• Businesses
• Concerned Citizens
Sub-Committees
• Co-Case Management
• Employment & Job Readiness
• Employer Relations
• Education & Training
• Health & Wellness
• Housing
• Faith Based
• Community Relations
• Special Projects

10. GOING HOME LEEWARD O’AHU
A PRISON TO COMMUNITY REENTRY REPLICATION
A.M. Ramos
Convener
Leeward Community Consortium
References:
HIWEDO. “Going Home Conference.” Youtube. January 13, 2010. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/user/HIWEDO. June 18, 2014.