Public Safety

There Are Plenty Of Aggressive Drivers In Hawaiʻi, But Is It ‘Road Rage’? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

There Are Plenty Of Aggressive Drivers In Hawaiʻi, But Is It ‘Road Rage’?

Researchers and law enforcement officials are seeing increases in careless and aggressive driving in Hawaiʻi. It’s challenging to quantify the extent of the problem.

Suicides At Hawaiʻi’s Largest Prison Up The Stakes For Mental Health Review Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Suicides At Hawaiʻi’s Largest Prison Up The Stakes For Mental Health Review

The state’s top corrections official has promised “unfettered access” for a pair of outside experts who will begin scrutinizing the system next month.

Will A Ban On Wheelies Stop The ‘Absolute Mayhem’ On Oʻahu Roads? Getty Images/iStockphoto

Will A Ban On Wheelies Stop The ‘Absolute Mayhem’ On Oʻahu Roads?

Bike stunts are good fun for some, but the number of e-bike accidents that EMS responded to on Oʻahu nearly tripled from 2022 to 2024.

Watered Down Property Seizure Bill Moves Forward Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Watered Down Property Seizure Bill Moves Forward

House Bill 126 was intended to require a conviction before property forfeiture is allowed.

Hawaiʻi Cops Said They Don’t Have Agreements With ICE. They Do David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Cops Said They Don’t Have Agreements With ICE. They Do

Advocates fear the agreements will be a slippery slope to local police becoming more involved in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

City Plans To Finish Waiʻanae Police Station, But It May Not Mean More Cops David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

City Plans To Finish Waiʻanae Police Station, But It May Not Mean More Cops

Nine years after opening the station, the city is working to finish construction. But Honolulu is short on police, so there won’t necessarily be more officers on patrol.

It Took 8 Pedestrians Struck At This Intersection For The City To Act David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

It Took 8 Pedestrians Struck At This Intersection For The City To Act

Residents asked the city to make the intersection safer after a woman was killed there in 2019, but the city said no changes were needed. Since then, more people have been hit.

Tired Of Waiting For Rules On Police Chases, Lawmakers Step In Hawaii News Now

Tired Of Waiting For Rules On Police Chases, Lawmakers Step In

A turf war is brewing between a new police standards board and legislators, who are frustrated with the lack of progress.

Co-Owner Of Waiʻanae Company Charged With Importing Illegal Fireworks

Co-Owner Of Waiʻanae Company Charged With Importing Illegal Fireworks

The seizure of 24 tons of fireworks was the largest single interdiction by the state Illegal Fireworks Task Force.

Amid Concerns About Campus Violence, Police To Come To Oʻahu Schools Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Amid Concerns About Campus Violence, Police To Come To Oʻahu Schools

Students were more likely to be arrested on a campus with a school resource officer, according to Department of Education data.