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, September 10, 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/82608109295

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

·        Information regarding the transfer of inmates to the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Mississippi

·       Update regarding DCR and Core Civic's implementation of the Restrictive Housing mandate that took effect on July 1, 2026

·       Update regarding the implementation of the new classification system

·       Response to the Commission’s Maui Community Correctional Center Visit and Report

V.              Overview of Oversight Coordinator Report

·       Deaths in Custody

·       Events Attended

·       Complaints Received by the Commission

·       Findings on Lack of Movement Throughout the Prison System

·       Past Meetings

VI.            Coordinator Presentation

·       Current policies and practices regarding the housing and treatment of transgender individuals in custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

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, October 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m.

                                                    i.     Commission Meeting

                                                  ii.     Facility Visit: Halawa Correctional Facility

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 September 7, 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