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Who’s Behind The Fake Honolulu Parking Meter Sticker Scam? Provided/City and Council of Honolulu

Who’s Behind The Fake Honolulu Parking Meter Sticker Scam?

A recently incorporated nonprofit in Alaska points back to Oahu residents who say someone else is using their names.

Why Does It Take So Long To Fire Bad Cops In Honolulu? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Why Does It Take So Long To Fire Bad Cops In Honolulu?

Recent national stories report officers involved in shootings and other serious incidents are quickly fired. But in Hawaii final discipline can take years.

Push To Lower The Legal Alcohol Limit For Hawaii Drivers Runs Out Of Gas Again Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Push To Lower The Legal Alcohol Limit For Hawaii Drivers Runs Out Of Gas Again

Advocates argue a lower BAC level is an effective deterrent and makes roads safer overall.

HPD Officers Charged With Felony Offenses Over Makaha Crash Hawaii News Now/2021

HPD Officers Charged With Felony Offenses Over Makaha Crash

The charges come 18 months after the alleged pursuit and accident.

High Court: Former HPD Chief Kealoha Was Not Entitled To City Legal Representation Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

High Court: Former HPD Chief Kealoha Was Not Entitled To City Legal Representation

The high court said the ex-police chief acted in his own self-interest, not performing his duties.

Why A $16M Waianae Police Station Sits Largely Empty 7 Years After It Opened Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Why A $16M Waianae Police Station Sits Largely Empty 7 Years After It Opened

The unfinished facility is at the center of an effort to create a ninth district in the area.

Rugby Player Shot Dead By Honolulu Police In 2021 Had Acute CTE Autopsy Shows AP

Rugby Player Shot Dead By Honolulu Police In 2021 Had Acute CTE Autopsy Shows

Symptoms of the condition include memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, impulse control problems, aggression and depression.

Graveyard Shift: Honolulu Pays Police $1 Million In Overtime To Guard Morgue Trailers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Graveyard Shift: Honolulu Pays Police $1 Million In Overtime To Guard Morgue Trailers

The city is paying up to five times the cost of private security but says it's worth it.
Man Killed By Officers In Waikiki Is First Fatal Shooting By Police In 2022 James Gonser/Civil Beat/2022

Man Killed By Officers In Waikiki Is First Fatal Shooting By Police In 2022

The killing was not captured on police body cameras but video from the hotel may have recorded the event.