City Council Chair Ernie Martin and Councilman Joey Manahan have forgotten separation of church and state.

Low voter turnout and campaign finance reform were among the issues tackled Thursday at the state Capitol.

Nearly once a week, on average, a Honolulu police officer is disciplined for misconduct. Yet the details of that bad behavior are never publicly revealed. More than a quarter of those incidents can be classified as criminal behavior — assaults, domestic violence, fleeing the scene of an accident, even criminal convictions. Civil Beat used annual summaries of misconduct provided to the Legislature by the Honolulu Police Department to compile 16 years of disciplinary action into an interactive database. Recent years include more information about officer misconduct, including whether an incident was sent to prosecutors or a disciplinary action was challenged by the union.

Obama’s 18 commutations put him behind Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Across the nation, private foundations are increasingly being tapped to provide police with technology and weaponry, sidestepping closer scrutiny.

Consumer and military advocates say the changes to USA Discounters loan-collection practices don’t go far enough.

Tom Holland’s impending departure is the first leadership change to come to light as criticism of the MIA mission increases.

Gun control groups have made a tactical shift away from an assault weapons ban.

The military will exhume a grave in the Philippines for the remains of Bud Kelder, an American POW whose family fought the Pentagon to bring him home.