He Survived War … But Almost Died in Prison: The Need for Medical Release in Hawai’i

Van Keoki Kahumolu is sitting in the sun. It’s one of the not-so-small pleasures that the kānaka maoli, or Native Hawaiian, indulges in as often as he can. Now 76, he’s happy simply to be outside in freedom: For 24 years, this Vietnam veteran lived in the Hawai’i state corrections system, serving a life sentence.