The Honolulu Police Commission is on track to select a new chief by May 20. Candidates names will not be made public until a group of three to five finalists is selected.

Lawmakers want to raise awareness about the state’s red flag law, which has been virtually unused in the last six years — despite a significant increase in gun deaths.

Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm said officers did not know the gun that Eric Walsh pointed at them was a replica that didn’t fire bullets.

The man was wielding a knife and didn’t stop approaching police after being shocked with a Taser, police chief said.

Discharges are usually challenged and can be bumped down to suspensions, the records show, allowing cops to return to work.

Drones are already used by law enforcement for special operations, but the program coming to Waikīkī marks a major increase in police surveillance and will be the first time Hawaiʻi uses drones as first responders.

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

The percentage of violent crimes that end in an arrest or a closed case is declining, as agencies grapple with understaffing, insufficient technology and geographical challenges of an island state.

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.

As Honolulu looks to settle with the family of a teenager killed in a 2021 chase, efforts to regulate police pursuits continue to draw criticism.