Charla Manuel News Today

Relatives of Halawa Inmate Who Died of COVID-19 Demands Answers Charla Manuel’s older brother Bobby was one of five inmates who died of COVID-19 at the Hālawa Correctional Facility last month. “My brother, growing up he was always the kolohe one in the family, you know michevious. But if you needed help, he was always there to help,” says Manuel, “My brother used his savings to build a tiny home on his daughter’s property. He always talked about it. He was just so excited to get out....

Family members of several Halawa inmates who died of COVID-19 last month said the state did not do enough to protect the prisoners from getting infected.

Abilay says it took Pali Momi Medical Center and Halawa Correctional Facility three weeks to tell her that her father was hospitalized for COVID. He died 10 days later.