(a) There is established within the judiciary, for administrative purposes, a commission to be known as the women’s corrections implementation commission. The commission shall:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 615-1

  • Concurrent resolution: A legislative measure, designated "S. Con. Res." and numbered consecutively upon introduction, generally employed to address the sentiments of both chambers, to deal with issues or matters affecting both houses, such as a concurrent budget resolution, or to create a temporary joint committee. Concurrent resolutions are not submitted to the President/Governor and thus do not have the force of law.
  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
(1) Develop and implement an evidence-based, gender-responsive plan to divert non-violent women offenders, especially those with minor children, from the criminal justice system;
(2) Ensure that the recommendations made in the final report of the House Concurrent Resolution No. 85 (2016) task force on prison reform to the legislature during the regular session of 2019 are implemented;
(3) Review existing local resources and programs focused on women in the justice system for their effectiveness and capacity for expansion; and
(4) Consider model programs that include residential, in-person and community-based rehabilitation programs, supportive and subsidized housing, restorative justice, and educational programs.
(b) The women’s corrections implementation commission shall collaborate with the judiciary and the county prosecutors of Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui to determine how to most effectively develop and implement the evidence-based, gender-responsive plan required by subsection (a)(1).

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