Supreme Court justices signaled they may order corrections officials to make reports every 90 days on pretrial jail inmates.

A Big Island nonprofit plans to map underserved areas on the neighbor islands.

Oahu Community Correctional Center remains the site of the largest coronavirus outbreak in state jails and prisons.

But prison officials say they already comply with a 2019 law that requires reviews of all pretrial detainees every three months.

UHERO economist predicts more than 85% of Hawaii employees will work for companies with vaccination mandates, filling many of the gaps.

Crowded conditions in state-run jails are aggravating the spread of Covid-19, but the portable cells have been no help so far.

The prosecutor and corrections officials say the releases aren’t needed to reduce the spread of Covid-19 because inmates now have access to vaccines.

The state will allow a five-member panel to review its efforts to control the spread of Covid-19 after more than 2,700 inmates were infected.

The filing argues the threat from Covid-19 inside Hawaii prisons and jails is greater now than it was last year when some prisoners were released.