State data center updates sex offender site nightly

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 05, 2012

~~<p>Question: Individual information such as residence, address and work address on the online Convicted Sex Offender List is not always being updated or is incomplete. Of course, this defeats the purpose of being able to identify and be aware of such people by being able to search by address. Who is responsible for seeing that this information is kept up to date?</p>
<p>Answer: The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center is responsible for maintaining the records of "covered offenders" — sex offenders or offenders against minors — in the state.</p>
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Question: Individual information such as residence, address and work address on the online Convicted Sex Offender List is not always being updated or is incomplete. Of course, this defeats the purpose of being able to identify and be aware of such people by being able to search by address. Who is responsible for seeing that this information is kept up to date?

Answer: The Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center is responsible for maintaining the records of "covered offenders" — sex offenders or offenders against minors — in the state. Login for more...