The monthly Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission meeting is offered as a hybrid meeting where Commissioners and members of the public can participate in person, or via teleconference. Details for both options are noted below.

Time:                           Thursday, December 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m.

Location:                     Leiopapa A. Kamehameha Building
235 S. Beretania Street, Room 204
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Teleconference:          Zoom
Meeting ID: 884 6881 0402
Passcode: 796802

Or livestream on Facebook or YouTube.

Items to be Discussed:

I.               Call to Order

II.             Roll Call

III.           Approval of Meeting Minutes of November 13, 2025.

IV.           Monthly Update from Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Deputy Director for Administration, Melanie Martin

·       Chicago Beyond

·       Staff Wellness Response Team Policy and Procedure

·       Peer Support Counseling Sessions

·       Recruitment and Retention

V.             Overview of Oversight Coordinator Report

·       Deaths in Custody

·       Tours

·       Events Attended

·       Reports

·       Projects

·       Past Meetings

VI.               Overview and Discussion of the Kulani Correctional Facility (KCF) Tour and Report

VII.             Interstate Compact Transfers Follow Up

VIII.           Briefing Investigation

·       In accordance with Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) sections 92-4, 92-5(a)(6) and 92-5(a)(8), the Commission anticipates convening in executive session to discuss a Commission investigation conducted pursuant to HRS section 353L-3.

IX.               Public Comment

·       Public comment on issues not on the agenda, for consideration for Commission's agenda at the next meeting.

X.             Announcements and Scheduling of the Next Meeting

·       Thursday, January 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

XI.           Adjournment

Members of the public may submit written testimony on any item on this agenda before the meeting via e-mail or mail to the Oversight Coordinator, Christin Johnson. Testimony received after December 8, 2025, will be accepted but the Commissioners may not have time to read them before the meeting.  Members of the public may also submit testimony at the meeting without submitting it to the Commission beforehand.

Email: hcsoc@hawaii.gov
Mail:   Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission
            State Office Tower
            235 S. Beretania St., 16^th Floor
            Honolulu, HI 96813

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Special Assistant George Choe (george.choe@hawaii.gov) as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.