It doesn’t appear Hawaii will create an independent agency to investigate police shootings, a step states like Washington have already taken.

Dana Brown’s family is suing the City and County of Honolulu for wrongful death after he was shot and killed by HPD in 2019.

The statewide police union plays an outsized role in everything from police shootings to investigating officer misconduct. But the public is kept in the dark about important issues being negotiated in the contract.

Daniel Sellers was indicted along with the former HPD police chief and his prosecutor wife in 2017. After taking a plea deal, he was fired by the department.

More than 500 complaints were made against HPD employees last year, leading to recommendations for dozens of firings and suspensions.

Interim Chief Rade Vanic told the Honolulu Police Commission that the department will gather data on vehicle pursuits before deciding on any changes.

Hawaii has one of the highest rates of fired officers getting their jobs back through arbitration but other communities are facing the same issue.

The deputy sheriff accused of assault maintains he did nothing wrong.

The Hawaii Law Enforcement Officer Independent Review Board recommended against prosecuting the officers involved in the death of Dustin Spencer.

A Civil Beat investigation found that arbitrators in Hawaii overturn a police chief’s decision to suspend or fire an officer nearly 65% of the time.