Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
HPD: Threatening Drawing Of A Gun And Severed Head Led To 10-Year-Old’s Arrest
The Honolulu Police Department is painting a different picture of the reasons officers arrested the girl at her elementary school.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Honolulu Police Commissioner Is Stepping Down To Allow More Diversity
Former judge Michael Broderick has been on the commission about 15 months.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Lee Cataluna: For HPD, Flubs Mean Never Having To Say You’re Sorry
It would go a long way for the department to occasionally admit that it made a mistake.
Civil Beat
Former Maui Cop Sentenced In Sex Case
Brandon Saffeels was sentenced to 30 months behind bars for soliciting sex from a woman he arrested in exchange for throwing testimony in her case.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
How To Get The People Of Honolulu Involved In Finding A New Police Chief
Greater community engagement would send a strong message to job candidates and influence for the better the Honolulu Police Commission’s ongoing search.
Hawaii News Now
HPD’s Loose Pursuit Policy Leads To Crashes In A Third Of Chases
Honolulu leaves it up to officers when to start a chase. That’s unusual, a Civil Beat review shows, and many HPD pursuits would not be allowed in other jurisdictions.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Hawaii May Not Set Minimum Qualifications For Police Until 2024
The board is asking state lawmakers for more resources while researching standards already in place in other states.
Courtesy: Michael Stern
New Video Allegedly Shows Honolulu Police Leaving Scene Of Makaha Crash
The attorney who provided the video says it shows three police vehicles pursuing a Honda at a high rate of speed on Farrington Highway.
Screenshot/2021
Honolulu Officers In Two Fatal Shootings Did Not Break The Law, Board Says
The Hawaii Law Enforcement Officer Independent Review Board ruled that the shootings of Kyle Thomas and Siatuu Tauai were justified.
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HPD Reviewing New Bodycam Policy After Judge’s Ruling
A judge recently ordered the release of all body-worn camera footage in the Iremamber Sykap case, saying an open investigation doesn’t justify keeping it from the public.