HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
THE SENATE
THE THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
INTERIM OF 2025
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RESTRICTIVE HOUSING LEGISLATIVE WORKING GROUP |
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Representative Della Au Belatti, Co-Chair |
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Senator Carol Fukunaga, Co-Chair |
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Voting Members |
Non-Voting Members |
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Senator Carol Fukunaga, Co-Chair Mr. Mark
Patterson
Ms. McKenna Woodward Mr. Sergio Alcubilla |
Senator Karl Rhoads |
NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 |
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TIME: |
9:30am |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 325 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A live stream link of this meeting will be available online shortly before the scheduled start time.
Click here for the live stream of this meeting via YouTube.
A G E
N D A
On July 3, 2025, the Act 292 (SLH2025) Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group was established and enacted into law to develop and recommend more comprehensive laws, policies, and procedures regarding restrictive housing for members of vulnerable populations incarcerated within Hawaiʻi’s jails and prisons.
The Act 292 Working Group is tasked with reviewing, considering, and identifying laws, policies, and procedures regarding restrictive housing for persons who: (a) are sixty years of age or older; (b) have a physical or mental disability, a history of psychiatric hospitalization, or recently exhibited conduct, including serious self-mutilation, that indicates the need for further observation or evaluation to determine the presence of mental illness; (c) have a developmental disability, as defined in HRS Section 333F-1; (d) have a serious mental condition that cannot be effectively treated while the committed person is in restrictive housing; (e) have a significant auditory or visual impairment; or (f) is perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex. Act 292 directs the Working Group to submit its recommendations to the Legislature by January 8, 2027.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call of Members
III. Approval of Minutes: December 16, 2025 Meeting
IV. Overview
and Discussion about Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s
2026 Budget Requests and Plans to Address Population with Serious Mental Conditions
V. Discussion about Working Group’s 2026 Work Plan (including proposed legislation)
VI. Public questions and
comments
VII: Adjournment
Submitting Testimony:
Written Testimony can be emailed to the Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group at RHG@capitol.hawaii.gov or delivered in person or mailed to 415 South Beretania Street, Room 420, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Oral Testimony will be accepted via the remote testimony link or in person at Conference Room 325 as listed on page 1.
• We ask that you register to testify 3 hours prior to all meetings here: https://forms.office.com/r/5d1yThe6qT.
• Zoom Information:
https://house-capitol-hawaii-gov.zoom.us/j/83599984163
Meeting Materials and Other Information:
The Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group Packet will be posted on
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legislature/specialcommittee.aspx?comm=rhg&year=2026 at least three business days before the meeting, if applicable. Links to minutes, agendas, and meeting materials will also be available online.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the meeting (i.e., sign language interpreter
or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the office of Representative Della Au Belatti at (808) 586-9425 to make a request for arrangements at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Prompt requests help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
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________________________________________ Senator Carol Fukunaga Co-Chair |
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________________________________________ Representative Della Au Belatti Co-Chair |
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________________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate |
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________________________________________ Representative Nadine K. Nakamura Speaker of the House |
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