Info briefing on planned Pu‘unene jail facility

Senate committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs will hold a public hearing to discuss a planned jail facility to be constructed in Pu‘unene, Maui.                         

                   WHEN:           Monday, April 26, 2010  
                                     2:00 p.m.

                   WHERE:         Room 016
                                     Hawaii State Capitol

Governor Lingle announced on April 21, 2010 that her administration intends to move forward with plans to build a jail facility in Pu‘unene at an estimated cost of $235 million. The project is expected to replace the aged and overcrowded existing Maui Community Correctional Center and provide for anticipated growth in the State’s inmate population. The Department of Public Safety will provide an update of current plans and design and the financial plan to complete the project.