Section 26-14.6 - Department of corrections and rehabilitation(a) The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall be headed by a single executive to be known as the director of corrections and rehabilitation.(b) The department of corrections and rehabilitation shall be responsible for the formulation and implementation of state policies and objectives for the correctional system statewide and for the administration and maintenance of all public or private correctional facilities and services.(c) Effective July 1, 1990, the Hawaii paroling authority and the crime victim compensation commission are placed within the department of public safety for administrative purposes only, and effective January 1, 2024, the Hawaii paroling authority and the crime victim compensation commission are placed within the department of corrections and rehabilitation for administrative purposes only.(d) Effective July 1, 1990, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by: (1) The department of corrections relating to adult corrections and the intake service centers;(2) The judiciary relating to the sheriff's office and judiciary security personnel; and(3) The department of the attorney general relating to state law enforcement officers and narcotics enforcement investigators with the narcotics enforcement division, shall be transferred to the department of public safety. Effective January 1, 2024, the functions and authority transferred in paragraph (1) shall be transferred to the department of corrections and rehabilitation, and the functions and authority transferred in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be transferred to the department of law enforcement.
(e) Effective July 1, 1990, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by the department of health pursuant to chapters 329 and 329C, with the exception of sections 329-2, 329-3, and 329-4(3) to (8), shall be transferred to the department of public safety; and effective January 1, 2024, those functions and authority shall be transferred to the department of law enforcement.(f) Effective July 1, 1990, the functions, authority, and obligations, together with the limitations imposed thereon and the privileges and immunities conferred thereby, exercised by a "sheriff", "sheriffs", a "sheriff's deputy", "sheriff's deputies", a "deputy sheriff", "deputy sheriffs", or a "deputy", under sections 21-8, 47-18, 105-4, 134-51, 183D-11, 187A-14, 231-25, 281-108, 281-111, 286-52, 286-52.5, 321-1, 322-6, 325-9, 353-11, 356D-54, 356D-94, 383-71, 445-37, 482E-4, 485A-202, 501-42, 501-171, 501-218, 521-78, 578-4, 584-6, 603-29, 604-6.2, 606-14, 607-2, 607-4, 607-8, 633-8, 634-11, 634-12, 634-21, 634-22, 651-33, 651-37, 651-51, 654-2, 655-2, 657-13, 660-16, 666-11, 666-21, 803-23, 803-34, 803-35, 804-14, 804-18, 804-41, 805-1, 806-71, and 832-23 shall be exercised to the same extent by the department of public safety; and effective January 1, 2024, those functions, authority, and obligations shall be exercised to the same extent by the department of law enforcement.(g) Effective January 1, 1993, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by the attorney general and the department of the attorney general relating to the executive security officers shall be transferred to the department of public safety ; and effective January 1, 2024, those functions and authority shall be transferred to the department of law enforcement.(h) Effective July 1, 1999, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by the director of public safety and the department of public safety relating to after hours security contracts at department of education facilities, except for the security functions being performed by employees of the public library system as well as the contractual security services for the libraries, shall be transferred to the department of education.(i) Effective January 1, 1993, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by the director of health and the department of health relating to uniformed security employees and security contracts at various state hospitals throughout the State shall be transferred to the department of public safety; and effective January 1, 2024, those functions and authority shall be transferred to the department of law enforcement. Effective July 1, 2005, the functions, authority, and employee positions of the department of public safety relating to uniformed security employees and security contracts at health facilities that are under the operation, management, and control of the Hawaii health systems corporation shall be transferred to the Hawaii health systems corporation.(j) Effective January 1, 1993, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by the director of human services and the department of human services relating to contractual security guard services shall be transferred to the department of public safety; and effective January 1, 2024, those functions and authority shall be transferred to the department of law enforcement.(k) Effective July 1, 1994, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by the adjutant general relating to security for national guard and state emergency management facilities in the Diamond Head complex, for after work hours, shall be transferred to the department of public safety; and effective January 1, 2024, those functions and authority shall be transferred to the department of law enforcement.(l) Effective July 1, 2002, the functions and authority heretofore exercised by the director of public safety and the department of public safety relating to after hours security contracts at department of education facilities, including all security functions being performed by employees of the public library system, as well as the contractual security services for the libraries, shall be transferred to the department of education and the public library system as appropriate.Amended by L 2022, c 278,§ 21, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by L 2022, c 73,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2022.Amended by L 2014, c 111,§ 28, eff. 7/1/2014.L 1989, c 211, §2; am L 1990, c 281, §2; am L 1991, c 114, §1; am L 1992, c 146, §3; am L 1993, c 6, §4; am L 1994, c 154, §2; am L 1995, c 58, §1; am L 1996, c 128, §2; am L 1998, c 11, §1, c 227, §3, and c 240, §6; am L 1999, c 134, §1; am L 2002, c 44, §2; am L 2004, c 44, §§ 26, 33§§26, 33; am L 2005, c 61, §2; am L 2006, c 229, §3; am L 2007, c 249, §§ 3, 4 §§ 3, 4 §§3, 4 .