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By Chris Smith, 28 March, 2024
Description of Facility

Waiawa Correctional Facility is a minimum security prison located in Waipahu Hawaii. This facility has the capacity to house 334 male inmates. Offenders are required to participate in education programs or substance abuse treatment programs. Waiawa Correctional Facility provides inmates the opportunity to earn an associate of arts degree, additionally offenders can gain vocational skills in working as a heavy equipment operator, in food services, farming, landscaping, and janitorial services.

Facility Telephone Number
808-677-6150
Fax Number
808-677-6155
Facility Address

Waiawa Correctional Facility
94-560 Kamehameha Highway
Waipahu, HI 96797
United States

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmates Full Name
c/o Waiawa Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 1839
Pearl City, HI 96782
United States

LEGAL MAIL
Inmates Full Name
c/o Waiawa Correctional Facility
P.O. Box 1839
Pearl City, HI 96782
United States

What you can send an inmate

 Offenders incarcerated in Hawaii prisons are allowed to receive unlimited correspondence through the mail.  Legal and Privileged mail should be sent directly to the legal mailing address above.  All personal mail should be sent to the inmate mailing address.

Always include your full name and return address on the envelope you are sending mail in.

Inmates may receive the following:

  • Letters
  • Postcards larger than 3.5"x5" and smaller than 6.5"x11.5"
  • Mail will be returned if it contains stickers, inked stamps, glitter, glue, drawings, lipstick, perfume, or contains threatening or pornography
  • New softcover books from a publisher, book club, or bookstore

All mail sent to an inmate must contain the following:

  • Inmate's Full Name (first and last)
  • Inmate Identification Number
  • Inmate mailing address
  • The full name and address of the sender
  • Must be in English or Hawaiian unless prior authorization is received.

Read Hawaii Department of Corrections policy on inmate mail here.
Read Hawaii Department of Corrections policy on inmate's receiving books and publications here.

Inmates incarcerated in Hawaii have access to an inmate tablet that allows for secure message and photo sharing with approved visitors.

How Inmate Calls Work

Inmates incarcerated in Hawaii have access to telephones during assigned times.  Offenders have several pay options for their telephone calls including collect, prepaid, and using a debit card.  You must be on the inmates telephone list, which they will setup during intake.  Inmates are allowed up to ten active phone numbers on their list at any given time.

Global Tel Link (GTL) is the telephone service provider for inmates incarcerated in Hawaii.  The service is called "GettingOut" and you can setup an account here.  GTL also provides inmate tablets, which can be use during assigned times.  These tablets allow inmates messaging, video visitation, and the ability to watch movies and play games for a fee.

You can read Hawaii's inmate telephone policy and access form PSD 8733 here.

How to send money to an inmate

   Hawaii Department of Corrections allows anyone on the inmate's approved visitors list to send them money.  Inmates can use these funds to purchase an assortment of items from the commissary including telephone time, various premium features on their tablet, food, stamps, and hygiene items.

You must be on an inmate's approved visitation list in order to send funds to them.

To send money you will need the inmate's full name, and Identification number.

Send money to inmates in Hawaii in the following ways:

  • Online:  Send up to $200 per month online through GTL ConnectNetwork for a fee.
  • Telephone: By calling 1-877-650-4249 using a debit or credit card
  • By Mail: Send up to $200 per month using a cashier's check, or official bank draft via the mail.
    • Make payable to: Waiawa Correctional Facility
    • Write the inmate's name in the memo
    • Senders name and address must appear anywhere on the face of the check
  • In Person using cash/debit card at the facility lobby kiosk
How to do an Inmate Search

 To obtain more information on an inmate including sentencing information, the inmate's current location, and their ID number you can search the Hawaii inmate database.

Visiting Information/FAQs

All visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitation list before they can attend a visitation session.  Do not attempt to attend a visit without being on the approved visitation list you will be rejected.  

You must fill out a PSD 8247 Hawaii inmate visitors application and have it approved before you can visit.  It is up to the inmate to have you added to their visitors list, and it is also up to the inmate to inform you of the applications status (approved or denied).  Requests for visits will be denied if the inmate has a disciplinary infraction within 30 days of the requested visit.

  • Visitors 13 years of age and older are require to present a valid government photo ID
  • Inmates are allowed two adult visitors with a maximum of five visitors including children (2 adults, 3 children)
  • Visits are up to one hour in duration
  • Visits are on a rotating schedule by housing

Visiting Hours for Waiawa Correctional Facility:
Saturday, Sundays, and State approved Holidays
8:30am-9:30am (check-in starts at 7:30am)
12:30pm-1:30pm (check-in starts at 11:30am)
Visits rotate monthly by housing
To ensure your visit, call visitation after 6:30am on the day you are planning on visiting.
Visitation: (808)-677-6157

View the current schedule for Waiawa Correctional Facility.

All visitors are searched before entering into visitation.

Dress Code

  • No hats, caps, ponytails, buns, ribbons, beads, braids, dreadlocks, scrunchies, clips, picks, combs, flowers, bandanas, wigs, toupee, hair extensions are allowed.  Elastic rubber bands are the only thing allowed to hold hair up
  • Undergarments are required (panties, slips, bras, boxers/briefs)
  • No halter tops, or bra-less attire
  • No bras without straps, no underwire bras, no athletic bras
  • Dresses/Muumuus must be worn with slips, and must not be shorter than 2 inches above the knee when seated, and must not have slits that rise higher than the kneecap when seated
  • No clothing with false pockets
  • Blouses and tops must overlap the bottom garment by at least 3 inches, and must have sleeves.  The shoulders, midriff, back and cleavage must be concealed.  Shoulder straps must be at least 2.5" wide
  • No bathing suits
  • Pants and trousers must not have cuffs, cannot have false pockets, cannot be form-fitting or skin tight (no spandex or aerobic material is allowed).  Shorts and capris are prohibited
  • You must wear slippers, sandals or shoes, bare feet is not allowed
  • Do not wear all solid black footwear
  • No sunglasses
  • No jewelry
  • No clothing that contains profanity, or be symbolic of drugs or gangs, sexual symbols, or contain offensive or threatening language/images are prohibited
  • No handbags, this includes purses and wallets
  • No coveralls
  • No padded clothing, no lined sweaters/jackets or hooded clothes

Read more about the dress code and Waiawa visitation policies here.

Read the Hawaii Department of Corrections official visitation policy and procedures here.

Video Visitation
Video visitation is provided through a third party service GTL.  You can sign up and fund an account here.

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