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.
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.
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.
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
The seizure of 24 tons of fireworks was the largest single interdiction by the state Illegal Fireworks Task Force.
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.
Makawao Family Struggles With Loss of Troubled Woman Shot By Police
The family of Macayla Deponte’s boyfriend took her in and accepted her as family. But when the young couple broke up, she locked herself in a room with a knife.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press/2024
Alarm Sounded Over Big Island Police Pacts With Federal Immigration Agency
The MOUs have existed for years but in the new Trump era they are red flags for immigrants and their advocates, especially after Kona raids last week.
Hawaii News Now/2025
Maui Beachside Explosion Injures Several People
Preliminary investigations suggest that the explosion may have involved liquefied petroleum gas, which supplies common area BBQs.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
Department Of Law Enforcement Director Resigns
Gov. Josh Green has nominated Honolulu police Maj. Mike Lambert to replace outgoing Director Jordan Lowe.