September 2025

ʻAIEA, Hawaiʻi —The Hālawa Correctional Facility hosted a wellness fair Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, where more than a dozen organizations provided information on health and wellness to adult corrections officers (ACO) and non-uniformed staff. During the event, HMSA administered blood...

KAILUA, Oʻahu — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) transformed its recreation field into a carnival for inmates and their families with a petting zoo, inflatable bounce house and games for the facility’s first ʻOhana Day event. Approximately 100 people...

HILO, Hawaiʻi — The Kulani Correctional Facility (KCF) hosted a graduation ceremony Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, for 11 inmates who earned their General Education Development (GED) or High School Equivalency diploma while in custody. Although KCF has had GED graduates...

HONOLULU — Approximately a dozen community groups and cultural practitioners provided complimentary massages, yoga sessions and more for staff at the Women’s Community Correctional Center’s (WCCC) first wellness fair Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The facility hosted the fair in collaboration...

HONOLULU — The Waiawa Correctional Facility (WCF) hosted a graduation ceremony Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, for 12 men who earned a certificate after completing the Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The six-week program is available to inmates at the facility and at...