Department of Public Safety

O le Hawaii Matagaluega o Lautele Saogalemu pulea le state's correctional faiga, including prisons, jails, ma le supervision o parolees, e pei o well e pei o le Sheriff Division ma narcotics enforcement. E faʻatinoina Hawaii's correctional facilities ma contracts ma mainland facilities i house inmates pe a in-state capacity o exceeded. O le matagaluega o tali atu mo le rehabilitation ma saogalemu management o incarcerated tagata taʻitoʻatasi ma le enforcement o court-ordered supervision.

O le department's faiga faʻavae i incarceration, rehabilitation polokalame, ma parole supervision affect lautele saogalemu ma le reintegration o returning citizens into Hawaii nuʻu. Aiga o incarcerated tagata taʻitoʻatasi ma justice reform advocates e mafai ona engage e ala i le department's nuʻu vaʻai totoa ma legislative molimau processes.