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Breaking Cycles

Proof-of-concept project with State of Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DCR), formerly known as the Department of Public Safety (PSD), to engage stakeholders and community members in the development of alternative proof of concept visions for the proposed new jail on Oʻahu

Project team:

Cathi Ho Schar FAIA, Associate Professor, Co-Principal Investigator, School of Architecture
Dan Milz PhD, Associate Professor, Co-Principal Investigator, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Confl ict Resolution
Lorinda Riley SJD, Assistant Professor, Co-Principal Investigator, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies
Creesha Layaoen, Research Associate, School of Architecture
Dean Matsumura, Research Associate, School of Architecture
Vernon Ong, Research Associate, School of Architecture
Caroline Whitesel, Community Social Worker, School of Architecture
Rebecca Denzer, Administrative Officer, School of Architecture
Ghia Belarmino, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Kaylen Daquioag, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Riza Lara, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Daniel Luna, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Michelle McDow, Student Project Assistant, School of Law
Nevaeh Angel Nacion, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Thanh Nguyen, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Maleah Reynolds, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Haixin Ruan, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Hannah Valencia, Student Project Assistant, School of Architecture
Yada Ponpittayalert, Student Project Assistant, College of Education
Dylan Pilger, Graduate Research Assistant, Office of Public Health Studies
Anuhea Sridharan, Graduate Research Assistant, School of Social Work
Anamalia Suesue, Graduate Research Assistant, Office of Public Health Studies
Julia Florentino, Social Media Assistant, School of Communications and Information
Jack Veddar, Student Assistant, College of Social Sciences
Kees Horn Student Assistant, College of Social Sciences

© 2026 by Vernon Ong

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