Halawa Correctional Facility is a state

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in the

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on the island of

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. It is operated by the

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. The prison is in proximity to the communities of Aiea and

Halawa Hālawa () is a census-designated place (CDP) in the ‘Ewa District of Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. Hālawa Stream branches into two valleys: North and South Hālawa; North Hālawa is the larger stream and fluvial feature. Their c ...

. The prison has two separate facilities: a medium security division for medium-security male prisoners, and a special needs division for both male and female inmates. Originally opened in 1962 as the City and County Halawa Jail, it was transferred to the State in 1977. The prison was expanded in 1987 and remains the largest prison in the State of Hawaii correctional system.

Notable inmates

* Eugene Barrett, serial killerhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/60836721/ * Ronald Ching, hit man serving a life sentence for four murders in 1985. He was alleged to be a member of the Company, a predominantly Native Hawaiian

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. * Kirk Lankford, an American from Kalihi, Hawaii was convicted of murdering a Japanese tourist in

Pūpūkea, Hawaii Pūpūkea () is a community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Koolauloa District on the island of Oahu, City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. In Hawaiian, ''pūpūkea'' means "white shell". As of the 2020 census, the CDP ...

. * Byran Uyesugi, mass murderer responsible for killing seven people in the 1999 Honolulu shootings.

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Notable inmates

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