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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...

HONOLULU — The Waiawa Correctional Facility (WCF) hosted a resource fair for more than 150 inmates on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, to help them prepare for reentry into the community. This is one of two fairs the facility hosts annually...

HONOLULU — Work furlough inmate Breanna Leong-Bulatao has been reported missing after she failed to return to the Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) at 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. The State Sheriff Division and Honolulu Police Department were notified....

HONOLULU — The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) hosted its annual Hoʻike event Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, showcasing the incredible talent of the women at the facility through dance, music and creative writing. More than 20 inmates performed for honored...

WAILUKU, Maui — The Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) hosted a graduation ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, for five inmates who earned their General Education Development (GED) or High School Equivalency diploma while in custody at the facility. Wednesday’s event...

HILO, Hawaiʻi — Inmate Clyde T. T. Loa — one of the three inmates who left the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center (HCCC) Hale Nani Facility without permission in December 2024 — was returned to custody at approximately 1:30 a.m. Monday,...

HONOLULU— The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) hosted a graduation ceremony at the facility plant nursery Friday, July 18, 2025, for eight women who completed the Windward Community College (WCC) Landscaping Technician Prep Program. The graduates are the first cohort...

HONOLULU— The Hālawa Correctional Facility (HCF), in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Paroling Authority (HPA) and Transforming Lives, hosted a resource fair at the facility gymnasium Thursday, July 17, 2025, for more than 100 inmates to help them prepare for reentry...