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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY K9 UNIT IS AWARDED NEW K9 BALLISTIC VESTS THANKS TO A NON-PROFIT GROUP AND GROUPON --The Department of Public Safety’s Sheriff K9 Unit will be receiving five bulletproof vests thanks to a nationwide animal related GROUPON...

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...

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...

WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL CENTER INMATES TO HELP TRANSCRIBE HAWAIIAN NEWSPAPERS WRITTEN BETWEEN 1834-1948 --The Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) Trauma Informed Care Initiative today presented “Ua Mau Ke Ea / Ike Ku’oko’a” – A learning process that addresses the needs of...

CLONED BREADFRUIT TREES THRIVE UNDER SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM AT THE WOMEN’S COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER -- Three and a half years ago the Department of Public Safety (PSD) Women’s Community Correctional Center (WCCC) teamed up with the Garden Club of Honolulu and...

Justice Reinvestment Initiative Plan Released - After nearly eight months of working on the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI), Governor Neil Abercrombie today endorsed the JRI Working Group’s policy recommendations to improve the state’s criminal justice system. The series of policy...

Accreditation - The Hawaii Intake Service Center, an agency within the State Department of Public Safety, has been awarded a Second Chance Act grant of $597,576 through the Office Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice.