Too Many Hawaiians in Jail? Teaching Social Change with Sonny Ganaden
Sonny Ganaden is a lawyer, writer, artist, and teacher. In 2012, he was the lead writer of the Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force Report, delivered to the legislature in 2013. He is an instructor in the ethnic studies and american studies departments at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In 2015, he was an artist at the museum at the Honolulu Museum of Art. Last week, he was named the Best Single Writer by the Hawaii chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for his work in Flux Hawaii magazine. Sonny and Aaron pose the questions: why should we care, specifically, about too many Hawaiians in prison?What is unique about Hawaii’s politics that makes this conversation so difficult? What is the role of the arts in this conversation about law?
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The host for this episode was Aaron Wills.
The host for this episode was Aaron Wills.
The host for this episode was Aaron Wills.