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The state Department of Health has detected low levels of two contaminants in water samples at the Waiawa Correctional Facility on Oʻahu.
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U.S. officials say a Hawaiʻi man used counterfeit bank checks totaling $1.2 million to try to bail three people out of jail. Samuela Tuikolongahau Jr. was taken into federal custody Monday and has been ordered held without bail.
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Honolulu Hale has an exhibit featuring non-traditional artists — Hawaiʻi inmates. HPR’s Zoe Dym talked with the arts program coordinator — and a former inmate who is now an art teacher.
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Three former correctional officers at the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center were found guilty for assaulting an inmate. Jason Tagaloa, Craig Pinkney, and Jonathan Taum were convicted after a three-week trial last week. A fourth officer, Jordan DeMattos, previously pleaded guilty for his role in the assault.
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Gov. David Ige signed House Bill 2171 on Friday, which will bifurcate the state Department of Public Safety, shifting some operations into a newly established Department of Law Enforcement.
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Some pre-trial detainees are held in jail because they can’t afford bail. Hawaiʻi bail reform advocates have launched an initiative to help secure bail and reentry services for them. The initiative comes as Gov. David Ige mulls over a measure that would eliminate cash bail for pre-trial detainees accused of nonviolent crimes. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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It’s still unclear if Gov. David Ige will sign a bill that would reform bail in Hawaiʻi’s legal system. The bill primarily covers nonviolent misdemeanors and Class C felonies. Activists on both sides of this issue want broader reform but remain far apart on how to get there. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.
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New state Department of Public Safety data shows about 70 cases at Oʻahu Community Correctional Center and about 50 at the Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center.
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Nolan Espinda, the former head of the Hawaiʻi Department of Public Safety, was found dead Thursday in Kailua.
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The Department of Public Safety says families will have to follow new COVID guidelines — including a temperature check and filling out a health screening form upon entry.