Work begins on HCCC expansion

  • Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Contractors with Nan Inc. are working on the expansion of the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

  • Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Project manager Randy Yumuo with Nan Inc. shows the plans for the expansion of the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo on Feb. 18, 2022.

  • Contractors with Nan Inc. are working on the expansion of the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo on Feb. 18. (Kelsey Walling/Hawaii Tribune-Herald)

  • Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Plans for the expansion of the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

  • Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Contractors with Nan Inc. are working on the expansion of the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Construction began last month on a long-planned and controversial new housing module at the Hilo jail.