Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 2, Number 8, 1 August 1985 — Committee Member Honored for Leadership Qualities [ARTICLE]

Committee Member Honored for Leadership Qualities

Martha Torney, who served on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' ad hoe committee on crime under Trustee Thomas K. Kaulukukui Sr., was one of seven outstanding Hawaii women honored recently at the eighth Young Women's Christian Association leader luneheon at the Ala Moana Americana Hotel. Awards were given in the categories of The Arts, Business, Communications, Community Service, Labor Relations and Professions. It was in the latter category that Torney was selected.

She has devoted mueh of her life on the job as a enminologist and in her spare time to improving the justice system. Currenfly a correctional program specialist with the corrections division of the State Department of Social Services and Housing, Torney has also worked as director of mediation services of the Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu. As a research analyst with the Hawaii Crime Commission, Torney authored many studies whieh influenced the laws on sexual abuse. She is active as a volunteer counselor of eonvicted sex offenders and as a volunteer mediator, speaker and trainer for the Neighborhood Justice Center. This professions award winner is an adviser to the Sex Abuse Treatment Center and also volunteers her time to teach and counsel juvenile delinquents thorugh the Family Court.