Police

"The HPC expressed general disagreement with our two primary findings and noted lukewarm consideration to implement some of the recommendations."

... a plan to bring significantly more law enforcement support to Wai‘anae ....

... The Kauai SHOPO chapter released the results of a comprehensive membership survey which unsurprisingly says Raybuck is a bad bad person ....

... Earlier this year, an FBI agent from the Honolulu Field Office contacted police investigators with the names of some people who could potentially be identified as “Unknown Male #1.” ....

... Sentencing is scheduled for November 26, 2024 ....

... convicted of 13 of the 16 remaining charges against him, including murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit assault ....

... Kaninau was involved in an automobile accident and subsequently obtained a GEICO insurance policy. He then attempted to file a claim ....

... racketeering, fraud and attempted kidnapping ....

... Miske "left a path of battered bodies, shattered lives, traumatized victims and death scattered in his wake,” as part of a decades-long criminal enterprise ....

... put Horton’s life at risk by ordering the man to rush into traffic at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to stop a moving vehicle while on foot ....

... Hawaii has the lowest training requirements in the USA ....

... to hold the Cell Carriers responsible for their failure to properly inform the Maui Police Department in a timely manner of widespread cellular service outages on August 8 to 9, 2023 ....

... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....

... 11 homicides in Honolulu as of March 31 ....

... Mercado Kim's uncle, John Sayin Kim, became Godfather of Hawaii organized crime after the explosion of his Cadillac Eldorado in Chinatown ....

... officers who worked in a patrol function through the pandemic will receive 20% Hazard Pay based on the actual number of hours worked during the pandemic. All other officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay. All officers will receive 15% Hazard Pay for actual overtime hours ....

... last activation in 2005 ....  

... the fires claimed 100 lives and destroyed dozens of homes upcountry and over 3,000 dwellings and units in Lahaina ....

... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along ....

“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”  

... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....

...  Honolulu achieved additional points in this year’s rankings for having transgender-inclusive healthcare benefits ....

“The BBC obtained audio of a conversation between Maui police and Hawaiian Electric in which the power company confirms that power has been turned off in the town of Lahaina.”

... body cam video from Lahaina Fire ....

... raised in the boiler room of Hawaii local politics ....

... look how very efficient the Hawaii County PD becomes when an outsider starts selling here ....

... The arrest of Kaili stems from an incident reported early Tuesday morning at a residence in Naalehu, where two masked men reportedly entered the 20-year-old victim’s residence and assaulted him ....

"... an incredibly neglectful and reckless weapons security practice on the part of HPD ...."

..  Dela Cruz sales pitch for latest boondoggle ....

... Officers are more likely to be attracted to police departments that steer clear of scandal and corruption and that are transparent with their communities ....

... DLNR police taking on organized crime ....

... Trial for the case has been scheduled for February 2024 ....

... In Hawaii, 48 police killings were reported from 2013 to 2022, or about 3.3 for every 100,000 residents, the 22nd fewest among states ....

" ... officers ran a car off the road and abandoned the driver with brain injuries and a 14-year-old boy that was left partially paralyzed .... "

... In light of rising violent crime, grassroots support for the defund the police movement also appears to be slipping ....

"...the Board finds that PSD consciously, knowingly, and deliberately failed to disclose and withheld information...."

... require departments to create specific guidelines for when police officers should or should not draw their firearms during the line of duty ....

... Deputy Freddie Carabbacan rides again ....

... Honolulu Police Department testimony was a factor ....

... REALLY OBVIOUS QUESTION: Will Hawaii County Police or Prosecutor now search federal databases for a match to the DNA from 'Unknown Male #1'? ....

... a lawsuit filed in 2nd Circuit Court November 4 by former MPD Officer Manuel Sorcy shows CIU investigators intensely focused on Chief Faaumu’s internal rivals both real and imagined ....

... the first permit issued in modern history for Honolulu ....

... building contractor Chris Kagawa lived on the Big Island his entire life until he was forced to relocate to the mainland in June, 2022 due to the actions of the Hawaii County PD ....

... 1 Hawaii Co, 1 Kauai Co, 1 HPD, 1 FBI ....

... starting Thursday, December 1, 2022, 40 patrol sergeants will be outfitted with Body Worn Cameras (BWC) in all districts across the island ....

... In addition to his sentence, Saffeels must also register as a sex offender ....

... the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court imposed a Public Reprimand upon Honolulu attorney Myles S. Breiner for representing clients with concurrent conflicts of interest ....

... Hawaii doesn’t have any more or less corruption than any other part of the country, but it does lack whistleblowers and introspection, which makes combating corruption so difficult ....

... Video of October 4th HPD hearing to set rules on our right to bear arms ....

... The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) represents over 2,700 police officers of the Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Police departments ....