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The Waiale'e Industrial School for Boys was a reformatory institution primarily confined Native Hawaiian youth for offenses such as waywardness or truancy that operated from 1903-1950. Under the guise of rehabilitation, boys at Waiale'e were subjected to forced labor and harsh conditions, reflecting a broader system of colonial institutions that sought to sever Native Hawaiian kinship and sovereignty. This project addresses ongoing efforts to strengthen intergenerational healing with the ʻĀina.