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Government & Politics

Update on OCCC to Legislature

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Wayne Yoshioka

Published February 2, 2017 at 3:24 PM HST

State Lawmakers were briefed today on the latest plan to replace the 40-year-old O’ahu Community Correctional Center in Kalihi. The Department of Public Safety has picked 4 main sites with construction costs ranging from 400-to-600 million dollars. House Public Safety Committee Chair, Greg Takayama, says there is no justifiable reason to build a facility that’s larger than the current OCCC.

The State’s contractor hopes to complete a draft Environmental Impact Statement for all four sites in 6-8 months. The four sites include the current O-triple-C property, the Halawa Correctional Facility, the Animal Quarantine Facility and the Mililani Tech Park.

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Wayne Yoshioka

Wayne Yoshioka is an award-winning journalist who has worked in television, print and radio in Hawaiʻi. He also has been on both sides of politics as a state departmental appointee and political/government reporter. He covered Hurricane Iwa (1982) as a TV reporter; was the State Department of Defense/Civil Defense spokesperson for Hurricane Iniki (1992); and, commanded a public affairs detachment in Afghanistan (2006). He has a master's degree in Communication from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a decorated combat veteran (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and 22 other commendation/service medals). He resides in Honolulu.