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Sheriff Firearm Range -- The Big Island Sheriffs have a new option for firearms training, thanks to an agreement with the U.S. Army Garrison Pohakuloa. Lieutenant Colonel Eric Shwedo, Commander of the U.S. Army Garrison Pohakuloa, Command Sergeant Major Alan...

2012 GRADUATION CEREMONY HELD FOR NEW CLASS OF ADULT CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS -- The Department of Public Safety (PSD) today welcomed a new class of adult correctional officers at a graduation ceremony and luncheon held at the Hawaii Okinawa Center. 33...

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS PLAN TO REACTIVATE KULANI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY --The Department of Public Safety (PSD) today released a draft environmental assessment that proposes a plan to reactivate the Kulani Correctional Facility in Hilo. This plan would allow the return...

[caption id="attachment_2095" align="alignleft" width="225"] Deputy K9 Drikus retires today.[/caption] Deputy Canine Retirement -- A special ceremony was held today at Washington Place for one of the Public Safety Sheriff Division’s finest canines. Sheriff Deputies along with other law enforcement officials...

Volume 1, Issue 2/March 2012 - Numerous Department of Public Safety accomplishments are highlighted in this edition.  ACROSS PSD is a publication produced by the Public Information Office of the Hawai`i State Department of Public Safety.

Volume 1, Issue 1/December 2011 - The official emplyee newsletter for the Department of Public Safety (PSD) returns after a hiatus of several years.  ACROSS PSD is a publication produced by the Public Information Office of the Hawai`i State Department...

MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION “PICK’EM UP” NETS SEVERAL PEOPLE ACCUSED OF IDENTITY THEFT RELATED CRIMES -- As part of an on-going effort to cut down on identity theft related crime, a joint inter-agency investigation called Operation “Pick’em Up” was conducted by the...

[caption id="attachment_1997" align="alignnone" width="630"] OCCC inmate sews boxers for the facility[/caption] Hawaii Correctional Industries (HCI) Operating under the State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety Corrections, HCI's mission is to be self-sustaining while providing all able-bodied inmates a vocational rehabilitation...

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WOMEN INMATES PERFORM “PRISON MONOLOGUES” SERIES --Five Inmates from the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) presented a special performance of “Prison Monologues” today in WCCC’s Maunawili Courtyard. “Prison Monologues” is a dramatic presentation of the women’s writings that they perform...