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Honolulu Police Don’t Always Turn On Their Body Cams. That Needs To Change, Commissioners Say
Officers in dicey situations may be incentivized to keep their cameras off. There are growing calls for police to make sure that doesn’t happen.
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Maui Police Commission: Former Chief Had ‘Room For Improvement’
Former Maui Police Chief Tivoli Faaumu’s performance evaluation was the subject of an executive session.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
ACLU Accuses HPD Officer Of Bias In Favor Of Business Partner
The ACLU wants HPD to develop a policy prohibiting conflicts of interest in policing.
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The Investigation Into The Ex-Maui Police Chief’s Hit And Run Is In
UPDATED: A new report describes interviews with officers and the chief over the accident in a shopping mall that damaged a security guard’s motorcycle.
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Hawaii Police Shootings Board Says It Will Step Up Its Work
The review board, which has not met in more than a year, now plans to meet monthly and review up to three cases of deadly force every month.
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Hawaii Police Shootings Review Board Has At Least A Dozen Cases
But that’s fewer than half the number of police killings or in-custody deaths in the state since the board was created in 2017.
Guilty Plea: Former Maui Cop Offered To Sabotage Case In Exchange For Sexual Relationship
The former officer could go to prison for offering to perjure himself in exchange for sex, the DOJ said.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
911 Call: ‘He’s In The House,’ Tearful Woman Tells Police
The tape reveals the emergency call that led Honolulu police to the Nuuanu home where a 29-year-old man was shot and killed by officers.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Make Hawaii’s Law Enforcement Review Board Permanent
Two recent officer-involved shootings in Honolulu illustrate why an independent and transparent accounting is so necessary.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Honolulu Prosecutor Promises Independent Investigations Into Police Shootings
But it’s unclear whether the public will ever see the results of his office’s investigation.