The Halawa Correctional Facility (HCF) is made up of two separate facilities: a special needs facility and a medium security facility. The special needs facility opened in 1962, as the City and County of Honolulus Halawa Jail, and transferred to the State of Hawaii in 1977. The special needs facility houses maximum and closed custody inmates, inmates with severe/chronic mental illness who cannot be placed in the general population and inmates who require protective custody. The medium security facility opened in 1987, and is the newest and largest prison facility in the State of Hawaii. The medium security facility houses male sentenced felons. In order to mitigate overcrowding, there are about 1,400 male inmates from HCF that are housed in one out-of-state contracted facility in Arizona.
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What’s the dress code and rules for visiting inmates at Halawa correctional facility? Gonna be visiting my kids father next week but don’t wanna make a mistake…
Hi Rubymarie, Please note the following and click this link information. VISITOR DRESS CODE Visitors will dress in a neat, appropriate, and conservative manner which is not unduly provocative, suggestive, or revealing, and does not resemble inmate attire or present adornments which could be used as a weapon, or any clothing deemed inappropriate by staff. Medical alert bracelets, ID tags, and medical-approved eyewear are permitted. Female visitors will inform the female Search ACO of their menstrual period. Visitors shall be required to remove and change sanitary supplies in the presence of a female ACO. The used sanitary supplies will be… Read more »
Good morning,
I have a relative who was recently arrested, can you recommend a lawyer? I need this information as soon as possible.
Thank you.
Lisa
Hi Lisa,
We know of one attorney who represents individuals charged with criminal offenses in Hawaii. Please note the following information.
John Schum, Esq.
Phone 808-235-3363 (Work)
Address Pacific Guardian Center 737 Bishop Street, Suite 1460 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
[email protected]
Hello,
what type of ID does a minor need to go to a visit?
Hi Tom,
Please review the Minor’s consent form for visitation requirements for a minor at the Halawa Correctional Facility.
For information about prison life, read the 25 Rules.
hi, how do I send a care package to a inmate?
Hello my husband is locked up in Halawa and I was wondering why doesnt the facility have the western union service available to send money to inmates? Mahalo.
Hello,
Me and my mom will be visiting my brother this December. But I’m not sure how to do it, can we walk in and ask to see him? or is there anything? does the inmate have to tell them that someone will be visiting?
Aloha my brother a deaf mute inmate was transported back to Halawa from Arizona I was able to visit him in AZ and put money on his books. So I came to Halawa on 10/12/2019 to visit was told that I could not visit him because I was not on his visiting list? Can I set up a special visit since he is deaf??