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Campaign underway to recruit additional adult corrections officers
As of Oct. 15, 2024, there are nearly 370 vacant corrections officer positions.
18 new corrections officers graduate from basic recruit training
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation welcomed a new class of 18 adult corrections officers during a graduation ceremony on Friday. The new corrections officers completed training and will begin their careers in facilities across the state, including three at the Maui Community Correctional Center in Wailuku.
10 inmates from Waiawa Correctional Facility earn community college culinary certificates
Ten inmates from the Waiawa Correctional Facility received Kapi‘olani Community College Culinary Arts certificates Thursday June 13, 2024. If any of the students opt to further their education, 14 credits earned from the program will appear in their University of Hawai‘i transcripts.
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation graduates second recruit class
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation welcomed a new class of adult corrections officers at a graduation ceremony at the Mission Memorial Auditorium on May 10, 2024. Its 13 graduates from Basic Corrections Recruit Class 24-02 completed training and will begin their careers as corrections officers in facilities across the state.
Proclamation signing for National Correctional Officers and Employees Week
Gov. Josh Green, M.D., signed a proclamation in April recognizing National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, May 5-11, 2024. The proclamation is to honor the hundreds of dedicated correctional officers and non-uniformed staff at jail and prison facilities in Hawai‘i.
New adult corrections officers graduate; four assigned to work on Maui
The newly redesigned Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation graduated its first recruit class this year, marking the occasion during a ceremony recently at Mission Memorial Auditorium in Honolulu.
Corrections community mourns passing of founding Commissioner Ted Sakai
The Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission confirmed the passing of founding Commissioner, Ted Sakai on Monday, March 18, 2024. He was described as “a beloved colleague, and friend.”
Breaking Cycles Symposium updates community on plans to improve correctional system in Hawaiʻi
Attendees included stakeholders, lawmakers and community groups and members who addressed the call to break the cycles of substance abuse, mental health needs, houselessness and generational incarceration in Hawai‘i.
New Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation focused on custody and care
The change offers a new beginning for corrections in Hawaiʻi, as the newly formed Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation focuses its full attention, resources, and energy on rehabilitation and restoration to support those in the department’s custody and care.
WCCC holds ceremony for graduates of Culinary Arts and Psycho-Social Developmental Studies programs
The Women’s Community Correctional Center held a graduation ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, for women who earned a certificate from the Kapiolani Community College Culinary Arts Program as well as women who earned a certificate from the Windward Community College Psycho-Social Developmental Studies Program.
Governor-elect Josh Green makes cabinet selections for 14 state departments
Former Maui Managing Director under the Arakawa administration, Keith Regan, is one of 14 individuals named to Governor-elect Josh Green’s cabinet. Regan will sere as Comptroller for the Department of Accounting and General Services. He most recently served as a Business Management Officer with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and previously worked as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.