STAND. COM. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 03 , 2025
RE: H.R. No. 148
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred H.R.
No. 148 entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AND REHABILITATION TO INCREMENTALLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF INMATES INCARCERATED IN PRIVATE, OUT-OF-STATE
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally and systematically
reduce the number of inmates incarcerated in private, out-of-state
correctional facilities.
Your committee received testimony from the Department of
Corrections and Rehabilitation providing comments, and the ACLU
Hawaii which strongly supports the resolution and provided
comments.
Your committee finds that the State has relied on contracted
private, for-profit, out—of-state correctional facilities to house
a significant portion of the State’s inmate population for more
than two decades. Your committee also finds that housing inmates
this far away from their families continues to cause adverse
effects on their reentry and reintegration back into community.
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As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 148 and
recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Public Safety,
DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair
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Record of Votes of the Committee on Public Safety
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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0 The committee is reconsidering its revious decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: Pass, unamended (as is) C Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
PBS Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. BELATTI, Della Au (C)
2. IWAMOTO, Kim Coco (VC) V
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3. HASHEM, Mark J. V
4. ICHIYAMA, Linda
5. LAMOSAO, Rachele F. V
6. MORIKAWA, Dee
7. POEPOE, Mahina
8. WOODSON, Justin H. 3/
9. SHIMIZU, Garner M. V
10. SOUZA, Kanani V
TOTAL (10) 0 0
The recommendation is: )L1 Adopted ~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: ,‘$.~iJ.JL—1 ~L,L”’i4fh
Distribution: Original (White) — Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) — HMSO