With Native Hawaiians comprising a disproportionately high percentage of state prison populations - and a large number of inmates now being shipped off to mainland facilities to alleviate overcrowding problems - Hawaiian prisoners have been struggling for the right to practice their culture behind bars. Naomi Sodetani examines the cultural strengths - and challenges - experienced by incarcerated Hawaiians.

"We are the evidence, not the crime." - Skippy Ioane, Big Island Conspiracy