---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CORRECTIONS."
description: "Establishes a trauma-informed certification program at the Windward Community College campus of the University of Hawaii for adult corrections officers. Requires the curriculum to include a level I trauma-informed care course designed for adult corrections officers. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 712"
citation: "Hawaii SB 712 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adult Corrections Officers", "Trauma-Informed Certification Program", "UH", "Windward Community College"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["CHANG", "KEOHOKALOLE", "MCKELVEY", "WAKAI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/248e9732-dc23-4572-937b-a9f0b12b2c64"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=712&year=2023"
source_hash: "36fbf4a5be0e0d2e0a6d3b4b3b60e17d1ef3a3dcf32faaaaa331272a12173d61"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 712 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Establishes a trauma-informed certification program at the Windward Community College campus of the University of Hawaii for adult corrections officers. Requires the curriculum to include a level I trauma-informed care course designed for adult corrections officers. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB712** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB712_.HTM)
2. **SB712_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB712_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB712_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB712_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB712_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB712_SD1_.HTM)
5. **SB712_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB712_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on CMV recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- CHANG — primary (person)
- KEOHOKALOLE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- WAKAI — primary (person)
- Awa — cosponsor (person)
- Elefante — cosponsor (person)
- Keith-Agaran — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-06-14** Act 078, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). `became-law`
- **2023-06-14** Act 078, on 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1179). `became-law`
- **2023-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 89) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 89).
- **2023-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Chun, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-28** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Moriwaki, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 2:00PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-23 2:02PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-23 2:01PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Hashem, Chun Co-Chairs; Ichiyama, Morikawa, Souza.
- **2023-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 904). `receipt`
- **2023-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Kim, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Elefante.
- **2023-04-05** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 558). `receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 600). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Mizuno excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1919), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-03-29** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-29-23 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-20** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Lowen excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Reported from CMV (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1330) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2023-03-15** The committee on CMV recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Chun, Ganaden, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by CMV on Wednesday, 03-15-23 10:00AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to CMV, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 236) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-03-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
- **2023-03-03** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1060) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2023-02-22** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-22-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2023-02-17** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Reported from PSM/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 645) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2023-02-15** The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** The committee(s) on PSM/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2023-01-25** Referred to PSM/HRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/248e9732-dc23-4572-937b-a9f0b12b2c64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).