The Reimagining Public Safety in Hawai'i Coalition is a diverse group of Hawai’i based organizations and everyday residents that bring both lived experience and expertise from a range of sectors including public health, the criminal legal system, economic revitalization, restorative justice, police oversight and accountability, mental health, street medicine and harm reduction, among others. The coalition is working to transform Hawaii’s safety system away from policing and incarceration toward an intersectional public health and wellness based approach to community safety. This includes advancing policies that reduce incarceration through deploying non-police responders, diversion, and addressing the root causes of poverty and crime.
The Reimagining Public Safety coalition is driving investment into upstream solutions that disrupt the incarceration pipeline, provide people with real opportunities to succeed, and minimize the need for policing because communities are strong, resourced, and thriving.
The Coalition is committed to racial justice and equity, and acknowledges that Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and African Americans are disparately impacted by our criminal legal system in Hawai‘i. Members of the coalition are working daily to advance community based solutions that are responsive to the unique cultural, historical, and political landscape in Hawai‘i.