Civil rights advocates say that expanding the board with more police appointments will diminish input from community members.

A House bill would allow state law enforcement agencies to have more information on potential new hires.

His mother says Brandan Maroney was likely in distress when police confronted him and a mental health professional could have helped deescalate the situation.

In all, 37 officers had disciplinary actions finalized last year and another 31 had grievances pending or in arbitration, according to a legislative report.

Attorneys say their client was mistaken by police for a suspect who had already been shot nearby.

The officers didn’t get prior approval before providing security for a company, and some of their hours overlapped with on-duty time.

The officers’ behavior fell outside the scope of their employment, the City and County of Honolulu said in a motion to dismiss a civil lawsuit.

Detective William Brown is accused of falsifying testimony before a grand jury in March.

Other officers on scene said the off-duty detective was “code black,” police jargon for when someone is totally out of control.

Officer Mason Jordan left the force in 2021 as he was under investigation. He was later arrested on separate charges related to the sexual exploitation of children.