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, August 13, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

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

Teleconference:          Zoom

                                    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89983559356

Or livestream on Facebook or YouTube.

Items to be Discussed:

I.                Call to Order

II.              Roll Call

III.            Approval of Meeting Minutes of July 9, 2026

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

V.              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

VI.            Overview of the Oahu Community Correctional Center Visit & Report

VII.         Public Comment

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

VIII.       Announcements and Scheduling of the Next Meeting

·       Thursday, August 27, 2026

                                                    i.     Facility Visit: Hawaii Community Correctional Center

·       Thursday, September 10, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

                                                    i.     Commission Meeting

                                                  ii.     Facility Visit: Women’s Community Correctional Center

IX.            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 August 10, 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.