Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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:
(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).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 4. Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 615-1 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-4-courts-and-judicial-proceedings/hi-rev-st-sect-615-1/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)