Police Accountability

How Video Evidence Is Presented In Court Can Hold Sway In Cases Like The Beating Death Of Tyre Nichols City of Memphis via AP

How Video Evidence Is Presented In Court Can Hold Sway In Cases Like The Beating Death Of Tyre Nichols

Research shows multiple viewing opportunities are ultimately unlikely to reduce biases that may already exist in the viewer.

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.

New Report Shows HPD Disciplined Officers Involved In Cases Of Police Brutality Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

New Report Shows HPD Disciplined Officers Involved In Cases Of Police Brutality

More than half of the officers disciplined in 2022 were referred to prosecutors for possible criminal charges.

Police In Hawaii Killed 2 People Last Year. Is It A Sign Of A Downward Trend? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Police In Hawaii Killed 2 People Last Year. Is It A Sign Of A Downward Trend?

Data that captures trends in police killings over the past five decades shows a steep decline across the U.S., even while the 2022 national total shows little change in their frequency.

MPD Identifies Kahului Man Shot By Police Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022

MPD Identifies Kahului Man Shot By Police

Maui police played a portion of the body camera footage during a news conference and shared an image of the “long pointed object” the man was holding at the time.

Kahului Man Dies After Being Shot By Maui Police Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Kahului Man Dies After Being Shot By Maui Police

MPD says officers were responding to a call of a suicidal man in Kahului.

Taxpayers To Cover Legal Expenses For Honolulu Police Officers Involved In Makaha Crash Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Taxpayers To Cover Legal Expenses For Honolulu Police Officers Involved In Makaha Crash

Commissioners made no conclusions on accusations that the officers caused and fled the scene of a car crash but said state law mandates that they deserve legal representation.

Federal Judge Denies Katherine Kealoha’s Request For Bail Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Federal Judge Denies Katherine Kealoha’s Request For Bail

A hearing will be held later to determine whether Kealoha can appeal her conviction.

Maui Police Commission Finds Complaints Against New Chief ‘Not Substantiated’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Maui Police Commission Finds Complaints Against New Chief ‘Not Substantiated’

Outside investigators were hired to look into several complaints made against John Pelletier, who has hired a coach to address his management style.

Honolulu Prosecutor Will Not Charge Officers Who Killed Man At Kapolei Gas Station Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu Prosecutor Will Not Charge Officers Who Killed Man At Kapolei Gas Station

After a lengthy review of the case, Prosecutor Steve Alm determined the use of deadly force was justified.