Halawa Correctional Facility

{{Short description|Prison in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States}}

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| prison_name = Halawa Correctional Facility

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| location = 99-902 Moanalua, Aiea, Hawaii

| coordinates = {{Coord|21|22|24|N|157|53|57|W|type:landmark_region:US-HI|display=title,inline}}

| status = open

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| capacity = 1,124{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Chelsea |date=2019-11-23 |title=Major security upgrades underway at state’s largest prison |url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/11/22/hawaiis-largest-prison-doesnt-have-an-overcrowding-issue-that-doesnt-mean-its-free-any-others/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |publisher=Hawaii News Now |language=en}}

| opened = 1977

| closed =

| managed_by = Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

| director =

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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."[http://hawaii.gov/psd/corrections/institutions-division/prisons/halawa-correctional-facility Halawa Correctional Facility]". Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Retrieved on May 19, 2010. The prison is in proximity to the communities of Aiea and Halawa."[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-1398882/Bravery-intelligence-and-instinct-save.html 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"Fujimori, Leila. "[http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20091016_argument_leads_to_beating_death_of_inmate_in_halawa_prison.html Argument leads to beating death of inmate in Halawa prison]". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 16, 2009. Retrieved on May 19, 2010. "A 22-year-old Halawa prison inmate..."

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.{{Cite web|url=https://dps.hawaii.gov/about/divisions/corrections/prisons/halawa/|title = Halawa Correctional Facility}} 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.