REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE FINDINGS OF THE PROOF OF CONCEPT STUDY TITLED BREAKING CYCLES: ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF REHABILITATION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ON OʻAHU.
This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to provide an update on the findings of a 2022 proof-of-concept study titled Breaking Cycles, which explored alternative rehabilitation and restorative justice models for the Oahu Community Correctional Center. The bill asks the department to report on how the study's recommendations have been incorporated into plans for a new correctional facility and to include feedback from incarcerated individuals, staff, families, and community stakeholders. The Department must submit this report to the Legislature at least 20 days before the 2027 Regular Session begins, with any proposed legislation included in the submission. This measure focuses on oversight and information gathering rather than implementing specific policy changes.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2026
Last action May 12, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was updated to reflect its status as a Senate Draft (SD1) with revised metadata and formatting. Substantively, the resolution now includes seven specific requirements for the Department of Corrections to report on the implementation of rehabilitation recommendations, adding new deadlines for quarterly updates and clarifying the need to distinguish between rehabilitative models and custodial expansion.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include specific reporting requirements on the integration of cultural practices and the distinction between rehabilitative versus custodial models, while also establishing a new quarterly briefing schedule for stakeholders.
REQUIREMENT
Added a requirement for quarterly informational briefings to the Legislature starting in July 2026, with subsequent updates in October 2026.
Added a specific request to clarify whether the new facility plan reflects a rehabilitative model or a traditional custodial expansion.
Added a requirement to identify any unadopted recommendations from the study and provide justification for not adopting them.
Added a requirement to discuss how cultural practices and community-based reentry supports are being incorporated, specifically for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations.
Added a requirement to describe ongoing opportunities for stakeholder and community input from those directly affected by incarceration.
Modified the list of reporting items to include the new specific questions regarding facility design philosophy and unadopted recommendations.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title and metadata to indicate it is a Senate Draft (SD1) version with new revision numbers and dates.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Resolution adopted in final form.
upper
Apr 27, 2026
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 828).
upper
Apr 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Adopted with Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).
lower
Apr 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2251-26), recommending adoption.
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato excused (1).
lower
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2173-26), recommending referral to JHA.
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.
lower
Apr 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 27
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 413) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3423) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-26 3:01PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to PSM.
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
Offered.
upper
6 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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