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HI HR48

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/28/2020

Primary Sponsor

Gregg Takayama

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Origin

House of Representatives

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a working group to study feasibility of building an additional work furlough center on the current Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC) site in Kalihi after OCCC relocates to Halawa

  • Working group membership consists of five members: one from the Director of Public Safety, one Honolulu City Council member, one Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission representative, one Kalihi-Palama Neighborhood Board member, and one Kalihi Business Association representative

  • Laumaka Work Furlough Center currently houses 96 inmates but approximately 192 inmates are eligible for the work furlough program, with the Kalihi location offering better public transportation and job access than the planned Halawa site

  • Working group must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2021 Regular Session convenes

  • Working group dissolves on June 30, 2021

Legislative Description

Requesting The Establishment Of A Working Group To Study The Feasibility Of Building An Additional Work Furlough Center On The Present Site Of The Oahu Community Correctional Center Once The Oahu Community Correctional Center Has Been Relocated To Halawa.

Working Group

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Thielen excused (1).

5/11/2020

Committee Referrals

Finance5/11/2020
Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs3/10/2020

Full Bill Text

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