Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Advocates Fear ‘Surveillance Creep’ If HPD Starts Using AI To Write Reports
Honolulu police will start testing an AI program for writing reports run by body camera company Axon on Monday.
Jeremy Hay/Civil Beat/2025
Honolulu’s Crackdown Traps Homeless In Loop Of Citations
Ticketing of Honolulu’s homeless population ballooned after the mayor pledged to get 1,000 people off the street in a year, but the effort tends to involve familiar faces.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Disgraced Cops And Ex-Felons Are Among Hawaiʻi’s Licensed Security Guards
The state board that licenses private security guards has broad authority to certify people who apply, even if their personal history raises red flags.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Data Dive: Neighbor Islands Solve More Burglaries, Car Thefts Than Oʻahu
A new state database shows crime is down in Honolulu and up on the neighbor islands. But the less populous counties had more success in solving some offenses.
Madeleine Valera/Civil Beat
Kapahulu Barricade Suspect Could Face Life Sentence
Robert Morris, who admitted to shooting at police in a series of live videos posted during Tuesday’s lengthy standoff, faces multiple felony charges.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Will New Bonuses Keep Honolulu’s 911 Staff On The Job?
The dispatchers will get from $500 to $2,000 extra per month depending on their job. Some say that’s welcome but more needs to be done to address concerns about working conditions.
Madeleine Valera/Civil Beat
Kapahulu Barricade Suspect: ‘I Shot Back At Them’
In a series of Facebook Live videos, a man who identifies himself as the person engaged in an ongoing standoff with police acknowledged shooting at officers and asked for his family to be flown from Kauaʻi in exchange for surrendering.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Police Still Don’t Know How Theresa Cachuela’s Killer Got A Gun
Cachuela’s death shows the danger ghost guns pose to victims of domestic violence and the general public, law enforcement officers say.
(Screenshot Honolulu Police Commission)
Honolulu Police Could Start Using AI To Write Reports
AI could reduce the time officers spend completing paperwork, but some groups urge caution about entrusting such a critical part of policing to “unreliable and untested” technology.
Armed Man Killed By Honolulu Police Outside Queen’s Medical Center
Police said the man, who had been reported as armed and suicidal, pointed a gun at them.