Hawaii: pen pal rules and how to send mail
We found no rule in this department's published policies that stops people here from being listed on a pen-pal site. Normal mail rules still apply, and no one may ask pen pals for money.
Check the department's mail page for the current address format before you write.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
Pen pal listings
We found no rule in this department's published policies that stops people here from being listed on a pen-pal site. Normal mail rules still apply, and no one may ask pen pals for money.
Sending mail to someone in Hawaii
Check the department's mail page for the current address format before you write.
“Mail shall be addressed in the following format:” Department source
“Mail may be returned for the following reasons: first/last name and return address not listed, envelope has stickers, ink stamps, glitter, glue, drawings, bookmarks, lipstick/kiss marks, or inappropriate content (i.e. pornography, threatening remarks).”
Electronic messages: On GettingOut, either side can send the contact request, and both have to accept it. Step by step for each app. Department page.
Source: Hawaii mail page, read 2026-10-07. Rules change; the department's page is the final word.
See also: prison mail rules and your first letter.
Prisons in Hawaii (8)
How to write to someone at each one: the mailing format, mail rules and messaging, from the department's own pages.
Find someone in Hawaii
Official Hawaii inmate locator
We check every profile's name and ID number against this locator within a day of it going live.