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HPD Chief Kealoha Lawsuit Could Cost City $300K Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

HPD Chief Kealoha Lawsuit Could Cost City $300K

City Council is being asked to approve hiring three law firms to defend the city and the ethics commission聽in the Kealoha case.

Attorney: Police Commission ‘Ill Equipped’ To Investigate Chief Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Attorney: Police Commission ‘Ill Equipped’ To Investigate Chief

The public defender who instigated a federal probe says he doesn’t trust the Honolulu Police Commission to investigate the matter on its own.

Kealohas’ ‘Bizarre’ Legal Strategy: Filing Lawsuits And Going Public Screen shot/KHON

Kealohas’ ‘Bizarre’ Legal Strategy: Filing Lawsuits And Going Public

Targets of a federal corruption probe, the Honolulu police chief and his prosecutor wife struggle to win the battle of public perception.

Caldwell’s Inaction On Police Reform Draws Political Attacks Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Caldwell’s Inaction On Police Reform Draws Political Attacks

Charles Djou and Peter Carlisle say the mayor should ask the police chief to step aside during a federal corruption investigation.

A Peek Inside The Corruption Probe Of Honolulu’s Police Chief PF Bentley/Civil Beat

A Peek Inside The Corruption Probe Of Honolulu’s Police Chief

Records in a lawsuit by Chief Louis Kealoha and his wife against the city ethics commission聽shed light on alleged abuses of power by the couple.

Police Are Shooting And Killing More People In Hawaii This Year The Washington Post

Police Are Shooting And Killing More People In Hawaii This Year

Data collected by The Washington Post shows that police statewide have fatally shot more people so far in 2016 than they did in all of 2015.

Caldwell Nominates ‘Breath Of Fresh Air’ For Honolulu Police Commission Anthony Quintano / Civil Beat

Caldwell Nominates ‘Breath Of Fresh Air’ For Honolulu Police Commission

Loretta Sheehan says she wants to boost transparency and increase accountability to rebuild public trust.

Why Is It So Hard To Pass Police Reform In Hawaii? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Why Is It So Hard To Pass Police Reform In Hawaii?

Lawmakers concede聽that聽tougher聽police accountability measures haven’t been a priority despite numerous high-profile cases of serious misconduct.

Lesbians Win $80K Over HPD Arrest Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Lesbians Win $80K Over HPD Arrest

The couple filed a lawsuit that alleged Honolulu police聽officer Bobby Harrison got upset after he saw the women kissing in the aisles of a North Shore grocery store.

The Projector: Honoring 46 Fallen Honolulu Police Officers Cory Lum/Civil Beat

The Projector: Honoring 46 Fallen Honolulu Police Officers

After a procession from police headquarters to the state Capitol, a ceremony remembered those who died in the line of duty.