The Law Enforcement Officer Independent Review Board will end in July if House Bill 1329 is not passed this legislative session.

Senate Bill 2318 is dead after four committees failed to hold a hearing on the bill supporters say would improve police transparency.

But the bills also require new standards to apply only to officers hired after 2024.

Criminal investigations were initiated in nearly 40% of the cases.

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm commended the officers who shot 48-year-old Ricky Kaleopaa for their “textbook” response.

A 48-year-old man was taken to the hospital in critical condition following the shooting, police said.

Civil Beat’s original lawsuit seeking police disciplinary files has finally come to an end.

The commission, whose reputation has been battered by the recent indictment of its former chair, should stay on top of the process the whole way.

UPDATED: All defendants pleaded not guilty, and a judge allowed their release on unsecured $50,000 bonds.

The union’s newly elected president, Robert Cavaco, criticized the police commission’s decision to hire a consulting firm to help with the search.