The monthly Hawaiʻi 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, May 14, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

Location:                     Hawaiʻi Community College
1175 Manono Street, Room: 388-101
Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Teleconference:          Zoom
                                    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86942546049

Or livestream on Facebook or YouTube.

Items to be Discussed:

I.               Call to Order

II.             Roll Call

III.           Approval of Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2026

IV.           Monthly Update from Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Director Tommy Johnson

V.             Vote on the adoption of the Oversight Coordinator’s Parental Leave Transition Plan

VI.           Overview of Commission’s Legislative Priorities

VII.         Overview of Oversight Coordinator Report
·       Deaths in Custody
·       Tours
·       Events Attended
·       Complaints Received by the Commission
·       Findings on Lack of Movement Throughout the Prison System
·       Past Meetings

VIII.               Overview and Discussion of the Kauai Community Correctional Center (KCCC) Visit and Report 

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, June 11, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
·       Facility Tour: Maui Community Correctional Center

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 Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Testimony received after May 11, 2026, 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., 16th Floor
            Honolulu, Hawaii 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.