Hawaiʻi Friends of Restorative Justice (HFRJ) is an educational nonprofit dedicated to helping people and organizations live and work together more cooperatively and peacefully. For over 40 years, HFRJ has designed and delivered innovative, research-informed projects across Hawaiʻi. We study and publish the results of our work so they can contribute to best practices and build evidence about what strengthens peace, healing, civic engagement, and reconciliation.
Our mission is simple and practical: to strengthen community-based, public-health-oriented ways of solving problems. We work to create responses that repair harm, support real accountability, and expand opportunity, so individuals and communities can heal and thrive.
We offer training, education, and program development tailored to the unique needs of schools, courts, hospitals, prisons, government agencies, community groups, and others seeking stronger skills in peacemaking and conflict resolution.
