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SHOPO has filed a series of legal challenges meant to undermine a new law that makes officers’ disciplinary files a matter of public record.

The former deputy prosecutor, who’s guilty of a series of federal crimes, blamed her drug addiction for clouding her judgment.

A medical examiner’s report shows the 28-year-old Kaneohe man died in June from a combination of drug and alcohol use and a physical struggle with police.

Records show that two officers recorded more than 300 hours of overtime from Sept. 27 to Oct. 31. That translates to 65 hours of overtime each week.

Mayor-elect Rick Blangiardi will have an opportunity to shape the group in charge of holding the Honolulu Police Department accountable.

Ofc. William Suarez crashed his car and left the scene of the accident. He was fired but an arbitrator sided with the police union and gave him his job back.

The Hawaii police union is trying to subvert a new law that grants public access to officers’ disciplinary records if they are suspended or fired for misconduct.

There is a need for an “explicit” policy prohibiting officers from using their authority when it could benefit them personally, members said.

A Civil Beat analysis of court data on HPD’s pandemic enforcement shows homeless people account for nearly 25% of pandemic violations despite making up less than 1% of the population.  

The statewide police union doesn’t want the public to have access to the arbitration decision that gave alleged abuser Darren Cachola his badge back.