Reunion Online

This Sunday marks our eighth marathon of Law & Order: SVU with USA Network.

Today I had the honor and privilege of testifying before the Hawai‘i State Legislature’s House Committee on Human Services in support of House Bill 1907, which would establish a system for tracking rape kits and mandate a deadline for the crime lab to process the evidence.

The Super Bowl 50 NO MORE ad highlights that recognizing the signs of abuse can potentially help someone. It demonstrates how starting a conversation that might help change—or even save—someone’s life begins with each of us.

Helpful tools for anyone bearing witness to stories of suffering—real life or fiction.

As we begin 2016, we reflect on all that we have accomplished in the last year, and what lies ahead.

The revelation this week about decades of unaddressed sexual abuse and assault at a New England school offers some important reminders about the power of community.

Your commitment, courage and determination inspire us to push ever onward on the path toward lasting change, and we are deeply grateful.

With your support, we will evaluate and document our retreat model and create a replication plan for agencies in Los Angeles and beyond to bring holistic healing programs to survivors and those who care for them.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when communities across the state and country focus on raising visibility and creating change.  Domestic violence thrives when communities are silent, so this month is about ending that silence and encouraging everyone to take a stand.

In Hawai‘i, there are many local activities talking place to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We invite you to read about some of them and check out even more from Hawai‘i Says NO MORE.

The rape kit backlog—untested rape kits numbering in the hundreds of thousands across the country—represents a failure of the criminal justice system to protect survivors and to hold perpetrators accountable.