KCCC Release Record Overview
Kauai Community Correctional Center is operated by the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or DCR. It is Kauai’s county-based community correctional center, not a Kauai Police Department facility and not a sheriff-run county jail. KCCC combines jail functions for pretrial and short-term populations with transitional and furlough programs.
DCR states that KCCC has 128 beds. Its official page lists education, substance-use treatment, religious counseling, cultural arts, work furlough, Lifetime Stand, community service worklines, and a vegetable farm. Those programs show the mixed local and transitional role of the facility. They do not establish that a particular person took part.
Where KCCC Releases Go
A person may leave KCCC for the community after bail or bond, recognizance with conditions, sentence completion, supervised release, or parole. Other departures continue custody. They include movement to court, another DCR institution, or an outside agency. The release or movement event must be read with the court or Hawaii Paroling Authority record when the legal basis matters.
Parole is release from secure confinement under HPA supervision, but it is not final discharge from the sentence. Probation is imposed and administered through the Judiciary. Pretrial supervised release is routed through the Kauai Intake Service Center and can occur before conviction or sentence. These statuses cannot be merged into one generic “released” label.
| KCCC departure | Record to confirm it |
|---|---|
| Bail, recognizance, or supervised release | DCR custody event plus the Fifth Circuit order. |
| Sentence completion | DCR release record plus judgment or discharge filing. |
| Parole | DCR event and HPA parole action. |
| DCR institution transfer | DCR movement history and current VINE location. |
| Court or outside-agency handoff | DCR movement category plus the receiving system. |
Search KCCC Release Status
DCR directs locator users to Hawaii SAVIN, delivered through VINELink. No verified KCCC live roster, recent-release page, or historical discharge database was found. The KPD Arrest Log can help only when the KCCC episode began with a KPD arrest. It does not follow the person through a full DCR stay.
- Open the official Hawaii VINELink portal.
- Search with the exact name or a known identifier and use lawful filters to narrow the match.
- Open the matching record and read the location, status, and event language exactly.
- If it shows release, preserve the event date and time as displayed.
- Corroborate the event with KCCC/DCR or the related Fifth Circuit or HPA record when release versus transfer or parole matters.
VINE can provide alerts for participating agency custody changes. It is not a complete permanent history, and an alert can arrive after the operational event. Do not treat it as a guaranteed pickup time.
Request KCCC Release Records
DCR, not KPD, is the custodian for KCCC admission, movement, release, and intake-photo records. Use the Hawaii Office of Information Practices model form and address the request to DCR. Ask for existing records rather than a custom narrative or a list the agency does not maintain.
A focused request can seek “records sufficient to show [name and identifier]’s admission date, facility movement history, physical release or discharge date and time, release category or destination, and final discharge status for [date range].” Ask that the agency identify the destination by category if privacy rules limit detail. Request nonexempt portions and an itemized estimate before costs are incurred.
HRS § 92F-11 provides access to government records unless an exception applies. Section 92F-13 includes privacy, legitimate government function, prosecution, and other legal exceptions. DCR may redact protected material. A record’s public status depends on its content and context.
DCR and KCCC Records Route
KCCC main line: (808) 241-3050
DCR central office: (808) 587-1288
OIP forms: Hawaii OIP model forms
Request approach: Electronic copies, narrow date range, and a cost estimate.
KCCC staff can route a public question, but line staff should not be expected to disclose protected details or reconstruct a historical release. The written record request is the durable channel.
KCCC Contact and Address
DCR’s facility page lists 3-5351 Kuhio Highway, Lihue, HI 96766. The frequently called numbers directory lists 5350 Kuhio Highway, so a visitor or sender should confirm the preferred street or mailing format before relying on either version. The published main number is (808) 241-3050, fax is (808) 241-3059, and visitation extension is 244.
Kauai Community Correctional Center
Facility-page address: 3-5351 Kuhio Highway, Lihue, HI 96766
Phone: (808) 241-3050
Fax: (808) 241-3059
Visitation: Extension 244
Official page: DCR KCCC
No official source reviewed establishes a routine public release time, public pickup point, or property-return process. Call before travel. Family and support people should avoid waiting on secure grounds without facility direction.
KCCC Release Question Routing
The KCCC information PDF tells people to contact the Public Defender or retained counsel about release questions. That route is appropriate when the issue is a court order, bail, or legal condition. Supervised-release questions may involve the Kauai Intake Service Center, which DCR currently lists at 3-3100 Kuhio Highway #C-5, Lihue, with phone (808) 241-3122 and fax (808) 241-3128.
The Intake Service Center is not probation and not parole. It screens detained defendants, evaluates release alternatives, and supervises some court-ordered pretrial or presentence placements. Fifth Circuit probation follows a court sentence. HPA parole follows a prison sentence. Confirm the case and status before contacting an office.
KCCC Court Release Records
eCourt Kokua can establish the legal basis connected to a KCCC departure. Search the Fifth Circuit case by complete case number when possible, then read docket entries in order. Bail, recognizance, dismissal, sentence credit, time served, mittimus, probation, revocation, and discharge filings each mean something different.
A bail order may precede payment. A dismissal may leave another case or agency hold in place. A court record therefore does not replace the DCR event record for the time the person physically left KCCC. Older or unavailable documents may require the Lihue courthouse or a written request.
KCCC Photo and Property Records
No official KCCC page was found that publishes booking photographs online. A KCCC admission photograph, if one exists for the episode, should be requested from DCR. Ask separately whether the image exists and is disclosable. Do not assume that a KPD arrest photo and KCCC intake photo are the same record.
Likewise, no official source reviewed states a routine property-return process. Property, medication, identification, transport, and pickup questions should be asked directly before the expected event. A scheduled court or parole action can change, and the facility should provide current operational direction.
KCCC Facility Source
DCR’s official KCCC page is the best public source for facility identity, contact information, capacity, and programs.
For a broader person-specific chain, the Kauai County released inmates search guide compares KPD, KCCC, court, parole, federal, and immigration records.