Traffic was gridlocked and sirens blared every hour after a tsunami was generated by a massive earthquake off Russia.

The numbers have doubled over last year, but the top cause remains the same: speeding.

The influx of new officers to the Westside is meant to improve response times, but the interim police chief has declined to say how long it currently takes police to respond to calls.

The Hawaiʻi Speed Safety Program is an idea whose time may have finally come.

Kauaʻi’s efforts to recruit a new chief come as Honolulu and Hawaiʻi island wage their own searches for a new top cop.

Grand jury testimony in a 2023 killing details the power and violence of an organization known as Murder Inc.

Benjamin Moralez, 48, fired multiple rounds from his hotel room and refused to drop his weapon as he approached officers in a hallway, prosecutors said.

Commissioners expect it will still be many months before a new chief is on board.

UPDATED: Hawaiʻi County police commissioners said the chief had lost trust with the community after prematurely submitting his resignation and expressing interest in the Honolulu interim chief job.

On Kauaʻi, job applications for chief of police are down 68% as a department with sinking morale and recruitment and retention issues seeks its next leader.