Hawaii Considers Returning Some Inmates from the Mainland

HILO, Hawaii — Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie released $248,177 in early January to begin the planning process for a possible reopening of Kulani Prison, near Hilo on the island of Hawaii. The funding was approved by the state legislature in the previous budget year and the governor has been researching the idea in the meantime. The state’s department of public safety will hold public hearings later in the month to address the plan and allow state officials to discuss a draft environmental assessment for the proposed action.

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