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Oahu Neighborhood Board Election Winners Announced Natanya Friedheim/ Civil Beat

Oahu Neighborhood Board Election Winners Announced

Neighborhood Board elections are held every two years.

HPD’s Use Of Lethal Force Is Near The US Average. But There’s Far More To The Story Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

HPD’s Use Of Lethal Force Is Near The US Average. But There’s Far More To The Story

A comparison of HPD’s numbers to a national database show big differences, such as a higher percentage of deaths from physical restraint and the race and ethnicity of those who died.

Civil Beat Law Center Sues Prosecutor For Release Of Sykap Shooting Video Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Civil Beat Law Center Sues Prosecutor For Release Of Sykap Shooting Video

The complaint accuses the city prosecutor of violating the state’s open records law.

Oahu’s Vaccination Rate Will Be Used In Deciding COVID-19 Rules Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Oahu’s Vaccination Rate Will Be Used In Deciding COVID-19 Rules

As a growing number of people are fully immunized, Mayor Rick Blangiardi wants to include Oahu’s vaccination rate as a method of determining COVID-19 restrictions.

Honolulu Police: Plainclothes Officer Shot Man Who Brandished A Gun Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu Police: Plainclothes Officer Shot Man Who Brandished A Gun

The man, in critical condition, is the third person shot by Honolulu police so far this year.

The Fight Over Hawaii’s ‘Important Agricultural Lands’ Courtesy: Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting

The Fight Over Hawaii’s ‘Important Agricultural Lands’

Many Oahu property owners are angry and worried their lives could be suddenly upended by a major land use proposal that has been in the works for decades.

Honolulu Police Don’t Always Turn On Their Body Cams. That Needs To Change, Commissioners Say Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Police Don’t Always Turn On Their Body Cams. That Needs To Change, Commissioners Say

Officers in dicey situations may be incentivized to keep their cameras off. There are growing calls for police to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Sykap Family Sues Honolulu Police, Alleging Wrongful Death Of Teen Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Sykap Family Sues Honolulu Police, Alleging Wrongful Death Of Teen

The lawsuit says the fatal shooting violates HPD’s use of force policy.

ACLU Accuses HPD Officer Of Bias In Favor Of Business Partner Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

ACLU Accuses HPD Officer Of Bias In Favor Of Business Partner

The ACLU wants HPD to develop a policy prohibiting conflicts of interest in policing.

Business Groups Ask Ige To Veto Bill Cutting Tourism Ad Spending Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Business Groups Ask Ige To Veto Bill Cutting Tourism Ad Spending

More than 30 business associations and chambers of commerce have asked the governor to kill a measure cutting the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s budget.