Halawa Correctional Facility

Halawa Correctional Facility

Location	99-902 Moanalua, Aiea, Hawaii
Coordinates	21°22′24″N157°53′57″W / 21.37333°N 157.89917°W / 21.37333; -157.89917
Status	open
Capacity	1,124 [1]
Opened	1977
Managed by	Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Halawa Correctional Facility is a state prison in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. It is operated by the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. ^[2] The prison is in proximity to the communities of Aiea and Halawa. ^{[3] [4]}

The prison has two separate facilities: a medium security division for medium-security male prisoners, and a special needs division for both male and female inmates. ^[5] Originally opened in 1962 as the City and County Halawa Jail, it was transferred to the State in 1977. The prison was expanded in 1987 and remains the largest prison in the State of Hawaii correctional system.

Notable inmates

• Eugene Barrett, serial killer ^[6]
• Ronald Ching, hit man serving a life sentence for four murders in 1985. He was alleged to be a member of the Company, a predominantly Native Hawaiian criminal organization.
• Kirk Lankford, an American from Kalihi, Hawaii was convicted of murdering a Japanese tourist in Pūpūkea, Hawaii.
• Byran Uyesugi, mass murderer responsible for killing seven people in the 1999 Honolulu shootings.

See also

• Hawaiiportal

References

1. Davis, Chelsea (2019-11-23). "Major security upgrades underway at state's largest prison". Hawaii News Now . Retrieved 2024-07-20.
2. "Halawa Correctional Facility". Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on May 19, 2010.
3. "Bravery, intelligence and instinct save a life." Corrections Today . February 1, 2002. Retrieved on May 19, 2010. "Robyn Kalahiki hostage in the medical unit of the Halawa Correctional Facility in Aiea Hawaii"
4. Fujimori, Leila. "Argument leads to beating death of inmate in Halawa prison Archived 2009-10-18 at the Wayback Machine ". Honolulu Star-Bulletin . October 16, 2009. Retrieved on May 19, 2010. "A 22-year-old Halawa prison inmate..."
5. "Halawa Correctional Facility".
6. https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/60836721/

External links

• Department of Public Safety—New Websites