Prison reform advocates worry key bills wonât survive legislative session Prison reform advocates worry key bills are stalled in the state legislature By Rick Daysog | February 21, 2021 at 6:07 PM HST - Updated February 21 at 10:41 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Prison reform measures, which gained momentum during the COVID pandemic, are now faltering in the state Legislature, advocates said. They said several bills -- including measures to modernize the criminal justice system and the bail system and one that places a one-year moratorium on the construction of a new Oahu Community Correctional Center at Halawa -- have stalled or have been watered down this session.