Honolulu City Council members approved the settlement to protect the officers involved in the 2021 fatal shooting of Iremamber Sykap from future liability.

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The latest update to Civil Beat’s Public Salary Database reflects major public-sector wage increases across Hawaiʻi — but not for everyone.

The Honolulu City Council is slated to vote on whether to approve the settlement in the 2021 death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap at its next meeting.

Court documents in an ongoing felony case reveal new details about how employees were reimbursed for making campaign donations.

A monthly pass would go from $80 to $90 under the proposal in what would be the first increase in three years.

The police department, where access to overtime is also leading to an increase in early retirements, accounted for 60% of pension spiking costs in the last seven years.

The program has strayed from its emphasis on social work, according to people who value the program but call it ineffective.

Supporters say new requirements in Bill 53 would protect neighborhoods from the side effects of increased housing density. Opponents fear the changes would hamstring an already struggling program.

Union members who responded to a survey conducted in July also stressed they want someone with patrol experience who will focus on staffing the front line.