Department of Public Safety

NOTE:  The Department of Public Safety was reorganized effective January 1, 2024, into the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Law Enforcement.  Starting with Annual Report Number 55, case summaries will be listed under the new departments.

If you would like to review summaries in Reports 1 through 30, please contact our office.  For all other summaries, please refer to the appropriate report on our Annual Report page.

Case No.

Subject

Report No.
21-02027 Did not include presentence credit when calculating release date for escape charge 53
21-00590 / 21-00594 Inadequate inmate clothing 53
21-00335 Did not allow an inmate to be removed from a no‑carbohydrate and no‑sugar diet 53
20-01443 Inmate not released on time 53
20-01133 Data entry error extended inmate’s release date 53
20-00804 Required notification of a detainer request being lifted before releasing an inmate on parole 53
19-03301 Delay in scheduling presentence investigation assessment of inmates temporarily housed at the women’s facility 53
19-02187 Minimum and maximum sentences not calculated 50
19-00227 Emergency room medical bill not processed 50
18-01389 Adult corrections officer confiscated inmate’s walking cane without medical consultation 50
18-01154 Inmate not given 21-day grace period for work furlough room and board payments 50
18-00911 Inmate correspondence to and from court subject to inspection and censorship 49
18-00547 Inmate found guilty of lying when defending himself at his adjustment hearing 49
18-00286 Adjustment committee hearing held beyond time limit 49
17-02709 Use of the wrong unit of measure in drug detection policy and misinterpretation of the confirmatory test results 49
17-01246 Disciplinary process: Erroneously found guilty of misconduct 48
16-03145 Property: Inmate released on a weekend not allowed personal property 48
16-02536 Disciplinary process: Adjustment committee erroneously amended misconduct violation 48
16-02129 Classification: Noncompliance with exception case process 48
14-02976 Not complying with department policy on retention of urine samples 47
14-04107 Property: Work furlough inmates 47
16-00198 Free photocopying and postage for indigent inmates 47
16-00419 State vehicle speeding on State highway 47
16-02380 Medical: Delay in being seen by facility health professionals 47
15-01447 Inmate accounts: Not allowed to tithe to inmate’s church 46
15-00690 Noncompliance with urinalysis procedure 46
14-02787 Inmate work furlough program waiting list 46
14-01343 Correctional facility not providing inmates with sufficient clothing 45
14-01258 Classification: Exception case 45
14-01215 Food Services: Served at incorrect temperature 45
12-03167 Disciplinary process: Duplicate misconduct charges 45
12-03309 Disciplinary process: Guilty finding based on possession of a matchbook 44
11-02636 / 11-03992 Disciplinary process:  Inmates found guilty of physical interference or obstacle 43
11-02897 Classification:  Incorrect score 43
11-03115 / 11-04067 Failure to transmit reports of sexual harassment to law enforcement for investigation 43
11-03238 / 11-04300 Property:  Transfer and storage of personal property 43
12-00214 HPA:  Suspension of parole 43
12-00293 Union dues erroneously deducted from paychecks 43
12-00362 Disciplinary process:  Inmate found guilty for having a new tattoo 43
12-00916 Classification:  Improper score 43
11-02287 Disciplinary process:  Adjustment committee hearings for moderate misconducts 42
11-02099 Inmate accounts: Indigent inmate assessed for postage costs 42
11-02089 HPA: Procedural flaws in parole hearing 42
11-00186 Visitation: Delay in processing visitation list 42
11-01747 HPA: Untimely hearing 42
11-01635 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate misconduct charges 42
11-01485 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate misconduct charges 42
11-01109 Inmate accounts: Inmates not provided with account ledgers 42
11-00904 Store: Inmates not provided with order receipt 42
11-00586 Inmate accounts: Failure to transfer inmate’s funds 42
11-00353 Inmate accounts: Improper withholding of Federal tax refund 42
11-00147 Disciplinary process: Inmate found guilty of duplicate misconduct charges 42
10-03890 Disciplinary process:  Violating a rule that was not yet in effect 41
10-02349 Medical:  Improper co-payment charges 41
10-01465 Disciplinary process:  Improper escalation of severity of misconduct charge 41
10-01251 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate and inapplicable misconduct charges 41
10-01173 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate and inappropriate misconduct charges 41
10-01169 Reimbursement for holiday photos 41
10-01091 Increase in prices of store items without prior notice 41
10-00980 Erroneous information given to inmate regarding disposition of detainers 41
10-00920 Disciplinary process:  Erroneous and duplicate misconduct charges 41
10-00574 Property:  Restriction in amount to be transferred 41
10-00542 Substance abuse treatment schedule 41
10-00512 Delay in issuance of medical marijuana certificate 41
10-00218 Special diets not honored upon transfer to another facility 41
10-00132 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate misconduct charges 41
10-00127 Privileged correspondence 41
09-04393 Property:  Cash missing from inmate 41
09-03490 Inmate held beyond release date 40
09-03083 Classification:  Adverse reclassification hearing 40
09-02479 / 09-02612 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate misconduct charges 40
09-02061 Visitation:  Disapproval of visitor 40
09-02025 Denied substance abuse treatment assessment 40
09-01803 Disciplinary process:  Inmate erroneously found guilty of misconducts 40
09-01593 Medical:  Inspection of records by inmate 40
09-00748 Disciplinary process:  Misconduct report listed erroneous charge 40
09-00471 Store:  Inmate improperly charged for order 40
09-00167 Mail:  Handling of confidential health care information 40
09-00154 HPA:  Guidelines were not followed 40
09-00092 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate misconduct charges 40
09-00048 Disciplinary process:  Duplicate misconduct charges 40
09-00012 Required to use recreation time for other activities 40
08-03063 Inmate was not returned to island where he was convicted 39
08-02987 Disciplinary process: Found guilty of duplicative charges 39
08-02158 Disciplinary process: Guilty finding was not supported by the facts 39
08-02150 Religion: Diets 39
08-00969 Disciplinary process: “Stacking” of charges 39
08-00738 Inmate account: Payment for prosthesis 39
08-00225 Disciplinary process: Found guilty of tampering with a urine sample 39
07-04052 Grievance procedure: Hawaii grievance forms unavailable at mainland facility 38
07-03252 Grievance procedure: Change in process 39
07-03243 Grievance procedure: Delayed responses 39
07-02912 Sentence: Incorrect release date 38
07-02849 Noncompliance with urinalysis procedure 38
07-02728 Disciplinary process: Found guilty of physical interference 38
07-02388 Compensation: Nonreceipt of inmate wages 38
07-01363 Compensation: Delay in processing workline pay raise 38
07-00637 Sentence: No presentence credit 38
07-00438 Medical: Denial of calcium supplement 38
07-00409 Sentence: Erroneous release date 38
07-00269 Sentence: Erroneous presentence credit 38
07-00119 Disciplinary process: Inmate who lit a cigarette found guilty of setting a fire 38
06-04137 Disciplinary process: Found guilty of the wrong charge 38
06-03508 Disciplinary process: Found guilty of fighting 38
06-03017 Inmate accounts: Deductions erroneously made 39
06-02748 Unable to receive credit for nonreceipt of a store order 37
06-02497 Sentence: Incorrect presentence credits 37
06-02184 Medical: Nonreceipt of reading glasses. 37
06-01130 Inmate accounts: Unauthorized use of restricted funds 37
06-00539 Inmate accounts: Notice of insufficient funds based on erroneous assumption 37
06-00111 Disciplinary process: Finding of guilt by an adjustment committee 37
06-00057 / 06-00998 Medical: Improper use of prosthesis purchase agreement 37
05-04483 Disciplinary process: Multiple charges 36
05-04072 Library: Required parole form not available 36
05-03641 Mail: Delay in processing 36
05-02856 Required to complete program that he already completed 36
05-02330 Mail: Nonreceipt of photographs 37
05-01916 Medical: Unable to obtain shoes 36
04-05012 Inmate accounts: Garnishment 36
04-02716 Holiday photographs 35
04-01630 Visitation: Visitor identification 35
03-05174 Violation of law on substance abuse testing of inmates 35
03-05139 Inmate accounts:  Refund for newspaper subscription 34
03-04603 Sheriff:   Unable to serve lawsuit on the State 34
03-04007 Adjustment Committee decision overruled by warden 34
03-01565 Failure to transfer approved visitation list from one facility to another 34
03-00360 Mail:  Not allowed to receive book 34
02-05196 Records:  Presentence credits 34
02-04384 Store:  Availability of combs 34
02-03477 HPA: Lack of prior notice of parole revocation hearing 33
02-01940 Disciplinary process: Found guilty of multiple charges for one assault 33
02-01922 Inmate accounts: Interest-bearing accounts for Hawaii inmates in mainland facilities 33
02-00793 Inmate accounts: Transfer of funds 33
02-00675 Erroneous restitution requirement 33
02-00262 Visitation: Use of drug detection device on visitors 33
01-05597 Inmate accounts: Transfer to mainland prison 32
01-05352 Property:  Failure to transfer 34
01-04227 Mistreatment by State Capitol security officers 32
01-02902 Inmate accounts: Payment for prosthesis 32
01-02625 Not afforded confirmatory testing 32
01-02344 Unable to exercise right to vote 33
01-01253 Segregation: Excessive suspension of privileges 32
01-00116 Medical: Payment for treatment of chronic illnesses 32
00-05096 Sentence: Miscalculation of release date 32
00-02913 Sentence: Delay in setting minimum 31
99-06778 Access to mainland facility Table of Contents of confidential policies and procedures 31
99-04881 Charges for confirmatory urinalysis test 32
99-03169 Visitation: Denied visit with spouse 30
99-03099 Disciplinary process: Escape while on furlough 31
99-01902 Medical: Billed for eyeglasses 30
99-01677 Grievance procedure: Restatement of grievance at next level 30
99-01660 HPA: Suitable treatment program 30
99-01442 Sentence: Discrepancy in maximum and minimum terms 30
99-00932 Visitation: None for extended period 30
98-06594 Sentence: Minimum sentence expiration date 30
98-06474 Inmate phone unable to process long-distance call 29
98-05531 Instructions for drug assessment instrument 30
98-05307 Classification: Based on erroneous records 29
98-05143 Segregation: No credit for prehearing detention 29
98-05066 Nonpayment of restitution 29
98-05046 Official and legal telephone calls 29
98-04830 Property: Radio purchased at another facility disallowed 29
98-04610 Sentence: Presentence credit time 29
98-04370 Medical: Prosthesis purchase agreement 29
98-03620 Visitation: Segregated from other inmates 29
98-02360 Visitation: Missing request form 29
97-05794 Sentence: Delay in release from jail 28
97-05405 Rude conduct by deputy sheriff 28
97-04777 Sentence: Credit for time on parole 28
97-04576 Required to undergo sex offender treatment 28
97-04226 Confiscation of Office of Information Practices opinion letter 28
97-04204 Sentence: Erroneous sentencing date 28
97-03783 Sentence: No credit for time served 28
97-03354 Lithium test ordered by psychiatrist not performed 28
97-03307 Lack of laundry items 28
97-03237 Top bunk blocking view from control box 28
97-02788 Transfer to a high security facility 28
97-01986 Seeking release 28
97-01695 Dental treatment 28
97-01190 Not provided pre-confinement credits 28
97-00818 Male inmates strip searched in view of female corrections officers 28
97-00606 Not paid for work in correctional industries 28
96-06060 Inmates’ same name cause confusion 27
96-04337 Lack of raincoats 27
96-04184 Inmate transfer to a minimum security facility 27
96-03892 Segregation: Credit for prehearing detention 27
96-03647 Inmate accounts: Funds not transferred 27
96-03436 / 96-03437 Meager food portions 27
96-03016 Classification: Incorrect interpretation of instructions 27
96-02005 Contact lenses 27
96-01430 Bedside visit to dying mother 27
95-04642 HPA: Not credited with time served while on parole 26
95-04102 Sentence: Not credited with presentence time served 26
95-03682 Inmate accounts: Halfway house 26
95-03020 Transfer: Based on incorrect information 26
95-02405 Library: Denied access to law library 26
95-01544 Bail: Failure to return money posted 26
95-01503 Compensation: Not paid in full for work performed 26
95-00778 Segregation: Erroneous calculation of duration of disciplinary segregation 26
95-00364 Unclear pardon application form and firearm restriction 26
95-00336 Denial of confirmatory substance abuse test 26
94-05463 Classification: Erroneous consideration of prior conviction 26
94-04758 Telephone calls to Ombudsman’s Office 25
94-04670 Long hair 25
94-04293 Sentence: Mistaken identity 25
94-04091 Speeding sheriff’s vehicle 25
94-03819 Denied radio 25
94-03648 Library: Access to law library 25
94-03497 Sentence: Imprisonment beyond expiration 25
94-03098 Visitation: Two inmates 25
94-02116 Water leakage in work furlough center 28
94-01783 Removal of shoes by deputy sheriffs 25
94-01665 Property: Halfway house 25
94-01424 Segregation: Religious material 25
94-00910 Disciplinary process: Escape on furlough 25
94-00890 Dental: Toothache 25
94-00724 Erroneous information about TB test 25
94-00687 Substance abuse test procedures 25
94-00530 Inmate accounts: Halfway house 25
94-00446 Issuance of soap 25
94-00186 Property: Missing money and valuables 26
94-00135 Needs specially made shorts 25
94-00050 Segregation: Escape risk 25
93-06004 Attendance at fiancee’s funeral 24
93-04095 Religion: Breakfast during Ramadan 24
93-02450 Medical: Delay in surgery 24
93-01236 Dental: No follow-up treatment 24
93-00975 Illegal left turns by employees 24
93-00476 HPA: Restitution payments by parolee 24
92-03269 Food services: Food served after expiration date 23
92-02779 Disciplinary process: Duration of loss of privileges 23
92-02343 Marine Patrol: Harassment by officer 23
92-01785 Purchase of forfeited truck by employee 24
92-01499 Illegal U-turn by employee 23
92-00446 Assistance in filing amended tax return 23
92-00166 Sentence: Presentence credits 24
91-05036 Delay in notary public services 23
91-04979 Property: Lost package and tort claim check 23
91-04346 HPA: Erroneous minimum term 22
91-04014 HPA: Delay in payment of gate money 23
91-00861 Correspondence: Letters in Hawaiian language 22
91-00714 Library: Suspension of privileges 22
91-00711 Classification: Reprogrammed for negative drug test result 22
91-00295 HPA: Eligibility for “gate money” 22
91-00283 Liability for cost of private laboratory substance abuse confirmation test 23
90-05656 Classification: Reprogrammed for negative drug test result 22
90-05161 Religion: Counseling disallowed in special housing unit 22
90-04860 Classification: Reprogrammed for negative drug test result 22
90-03605 Classification: Reprogrammed for negative drug test result 22
90-03042 HPA: Eligibility for “gate money” 22
90-02591 Corrections: Treatment by private doctor 22
90-02082 Release date 21
90-01237 Inmate accounts: Charged for store orders not received 21
90-00743 Grievance procedure: Documentation of inmate receipt 21
89-06162 Visitation: Minor wife 21
89-01462 Segregation: Reasons for and conditions of segregation 21
88-05101 Segregation: Revision of facility administrative segregation policy 20
88-05092 Inmate accounts: Garnishment of earnings 23
88-04043 Denial of attendance at “hanai” brother’s funeral 19
88-03861 Conditions of confinement for female inmates 19
88-02611 Interisland travel cost upon release 19
88-02357 Medical: Confidentiality of AIDS-related information 20
88-02253 Segregation: Credit toward disciplinary segregation 19
88-01998 Segregation: Access to legal materials in disciplinary segregation 19
88-01577 Restricted use of Stainback Highway 27
88-01312 Segregation: Credit toward disciplinary segregation 19
88-00525 Property: Receipt for confiscated items 20
88-00176 Visitation: Denial 19
88-00085 Delay in processing marriage request 19
87-04592 Delay in release from facility 19
87-04133 Lack of notification of furlough policy 19
87-04018 Medical: Error in administrative medication 18
87-03592 Medical: Access to records 19
87-03480 Inmate accounts: Withholding funds for restitution 19
87-03224 Delay in processing inmate identification card 18
87-03153 Medical: AIDS management 18
87-03136 Classification: Transfer due to classification error 19
87-03015 Inmate accounts: Monetary gifts to inmates 22
87-02898 Correspondence: Length of outgoing letter 19
87-02779 Delay in release from facility 18
87-02661 Medical: Housing of inmate with special needs 18
87-02437 Computation of pre-trial credits 18
87-02229 Issuance of handbook to pre-trial detainees 19
87-02078 Segregation: Recreation during administrative segregation 18
87-01933 Improper notification of urinalysis 19
87-00664 Failure to issue handbook to inmate 18
87-00250 Classification: Notice to inmate of security/custody increase 18
86-04118 Disciplinary process: Adjustment committee decision 18
86-03632 Denial of request to visit terminally ill grandmother 17
86-03629 Visitation: Strip search of visitor 18
86-03482 Grievance procedure: Responsibility for attaching lower level grievance responses with subsequent grievance 18
86-03335 Visitation: Accommodation of handicapped visitor 19
86-03254 Medical: Dispensing analgesics and cough syrup 18
86-02776 Classification: Incorrect security scoring 18
86-02775 Classification: Access to manual 18
86-01964 Attendance at funeral 17
86-01820 Visitation: Rejection of visitor with prior criminal conviction 17
86-01785 Disciplinary process: Noncompliance with minor misconduct procedure and unauthorized sanction 18
86-01730 Disciplinary process: Extension of disciplinary segregation 17
86-01595 Telephone: Long-distance calls 17
86-01367 Medical: Emergency dental treatment 17
86-00990 Grievance procedure: Response by same official at successive steps 17
86-00946 Medical: Use of special device 17
86-00810 Segregation: Credit toward disciplinary segregation 17
86-00727 Segregation: For nondisciplinary reasons 19
86-00590 Segregation: Pending investigation of misconduct 17
86-00409 Disciplinary process: Copy of adjustment committee findings and disposition 17
85-03972 Mass punishment 17
85-03925 Telephone: Long-distance calls 17
85-03656 Staffing of security post 16
85-03636 Facility staff’s handling of request for reduction of minimum sentence 17
85-03596 Radio playing 17
85-02942 Disciplinary process: Adjustment committee bypassed 16
85-02867 Corrections: Visitor strip search 22
85-02790 Grievance procedure: Copies not provided inmates 16
85-02548 Visitation: Incorrect notation on visitor’s record 16
85-02269 Medical: Prescription bifocal glasses 16
85-01660 Correspondence: Privileges during segregation 16
85-01348 Inmate accounts: Reimbursement 16
85-00862 Correspondence: Magazine subscriptions 17
85-00099 Delay in response to grievance 16
84-03997 Disciplinary process: Noncompliance with policy 16
84-03995 Disciplinary process: Adjustment committee findings 16
84-03074 Alleged assault of ward 16
84-03023 Disciplinary process: Inmate’s use of force in self-defense 16
84-02976 Medical: Inadequate treatment 16
84-02770 Inclusion of dismissed misconduct charge in staff report 15
84-02646 Telephone: Long-distance calls 15
84-02409 Notice to family of inmate’s serious illness 16
84-02305 Medical: Confidentiality of inmate’s tuberculosis test result 15
84-02210 Improper information in staff report 16
84-01900 Counsel substitute at adjustment hearing 21
84-01827 Disciplinary process: Partiality of adjustment committee members 15
84-01779 Segregation: Pending investigation of misconduct 15
84-01758 Urinalysis procedure 17
84-01326 Disciplinary process: Minor misconduct procedure 16
84-01172 Classification: Access to manual 15
84-00509 Visitation: Length of special visits 15
84-00490 Unequal compensation to female inmates 16
84-00489 Unequal compensation to female inmates 16
84-00457 Grievance procedure: Response by same official at successive steps 15
83-03612 Visitation: Restrictions during visits 15
83-03157 Grievance procedure: Access to forms 15
83-02801 Grievance procedure: Restriction on number of grievances inmate may file 14
83-02482 Release of documents by facility 14
83-02428 Property: Lack of control system 17
83-00989 Disciplinary process: Delay in filing charges 14
83-00319 Nonpayment for craft items 14
83-00313 Segregation: Excessive duration of administrative segregation 14
82-01686 Use of force policy 17
82-01220 Unable to participate in furlough program because of detainer 14
82-01059 Inmate compensation 13
82-00928 Grievance procedure: Verification of staff receipt 16
82-00859 Pricing of store items 14
82-00614 Educational furlough 15
82-00436 Segregation: Recreation during disciplinary segregation 13
81-02829 Telephone: Long-distance calls 12
81-02409 Employment furloughs 13
81-01654 Inmate compensation 12
81-01378 Grievance procedure: Late responses 12
81-01217 Correspondence: Processing 12
81-00959 Segregation: Consecutive terms of confinement 13
81-00812 Telephone: Attorney calls 12
81-00094 Inadequate inmate compensation 13
80-0939 Lights in cells 11
80-02837 Nonreceipt of store order 12
80-02544 Disciplinary process: Sanctions for minor misconduct. 12
80-02310 Accounting of slaughtered cattle and hogs 12
80-01548 Disciplinary process: Procedural errors 11
80-01532 Procedures in the event of fire 12
80-01526 Food services: Nutritional adequacy 11
79-03146 Medical: Treatment 11
79-02765 Legal representation 11
79-02322 Visitation: Denial of visit 10
79-02262 HPA: Minimum sentence 10
79-00751 Resocialization furlough 10
79-00529 Inmate compensation 10
78-01808 Telephone: Privileges 9
78-01679 Telephone and body cavity searches 9
78-01459 Visitation: Privileges 9
78-01159 Administrative review 9
78-00613 Visitation: Strip searches of visitors 9
77-02865 Visitation: Privileges 9
77-01579 Correspondence: Mail distribution 9
77-00146 Medical: Denial of treatment 8
76-02477 Medical: Delay in treatment 7
76-00105 Tort claims 7
75-01515 HPA: Copy of rules 6
75-01399 Visitation: Denial of visit on holiday 6
74-00803 Correspondence: Privileged mail 5
74-00635 Access to list of inmates 5
74-00208 Correspondence: Privileged mail 5
73-00629 Desire for treatment program 5
72-01712 HPA: Incorrect release date 4
72-01438 Grievance procedure: Lack of response 4
72-00766 Food services: Denial of special diet 4
72-00369 Medical: Treatment 3
71-01638 Transfer: Wishes to remain at facility 3
71-01527 Furlough 3
71-01435 Disciplinary process: Hearing on charges 3
71-01103 Medical: Emergency treatment 3
71-00283 Correspondence: Privileged mail 2
71-00160 Food services: Sanitation 2
70-01106 Property: Failure to return 2
70-00653 Inmate accounts: Bank 2
70-00565 Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA): Discrimination 2
70-00525 Segregation: Solitary confinement 1
69-00406 Commutation processing 1
69-00022 Medical: Lack of proper care 1