Seems Civil Beat isn’t the only news agency that’s pushing for more transparency from Hawaii’s police departments. In the latest issue of MauiTime, Editor Anthony Pignataro calls on state lawmakers to put an end to a public records law exemption that guards suspended officers from having to disclose details of their misconduct. Pignataro pins the […]
Police Accountability
Posted inHonolulu, Honolulu Police Department, Police Accountability
Honolulu Police Misconduct Continues But So Does the Secrecy
Latest report to the Legislature shows dozens of Honolulu cops were disciplined in 2013.
Posted inHonolulu, Honolulu Police Department, Police Accountability
Hawaii Police Union Wants Officer Misconduct Records Kept Confidential
Union attorneys argue to protect the privacy interests of police officers who have been suspended for misconduct.
Posted inIt's Your Money
It’s Your Money: Man Shot By Honolulu Police Gets $150K
The settlement is one of 11 approved by the Honolulu City Council in 2013 for a total of more than $5 million.
Posted inHawaiʻi, Honolulu Police Department, Police Accountability
How Will Hawaii Police Its Police? Lawmakers and Lawsuit Shape the Future
Police misconduct in Hawaii is shaping up as a major topic in the coming year, both in the Legislature and the courts.
Posted inHonolulu, Honolulu Police Department, Police Accountability
Civil Beat Files Lawsuit In Effort to Free Up Police Misconduct Records
Police won’t release details about suspended officers despite an opinion by state public records agency.
Posted inPritchett
Pritchett: Police Inaction
A Honolulu police officer convicted of drug charges has been reinstated after an arbitrator overturned his discharge.
Posted inImmigration, Police Accountability, Uncategorized
Report: Police, Federal Agents Still Targeting Mexicans in Hawaii
civilbeat: A new study released today says police and federal agents are unfairly targeting Mexicans in Hawaii. The growing population has far fewer undocumented immigrants, but are detained and deported at higher rates. The study, by the University of Hawaii and the Migration Policy Institute, unveiled an array of unique challenges Mexicans face in the Aloha […]
Posted inPolice Accountability, Uncategorized
2 Guilty Pleas From Police Major Facing Extortion Charges
A former Honolulu police major facing extortion charges for allegedly accepting bribes from an illegal gambling operation today pleaded guilty to two felonies in a separate case. Carlton Nishimura pleaded guilty in federal court to making false statements to the FBI. He apparently told the wife of a United Samoan Organization leader that members of […]