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Most other police departments across the country prohibit this obvious problem. A new lawsuit illustrates why HPD needs to prevent officers from using their powers to settle personal scores.

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.

Attorneys are demanding that HPD create a policy that prohibits officers from using their police powers when they have a conflict of interest.

Hawaii has a long history of cops behaving badly. The new oversight panel aims to address that, but it can’t without financial support.

The Legislature has already declined to take up two similar requests that would give the board more time to put in place statewide standards and a certification process for cops.

HPD’s chief rejects FBI data that shows the department is failing to solve the vast majority of crimes but said she is taking steps to improve the clearance rate anyway.

Both candidates are largely content with the department and the practices that are already in place. Neither would cut police funding.

We need to muster the political will and insist that the Honolulu police do better.

Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and his former deputy, Katherine Kealoha, are central to the allegations.

HPD won’t talk about it, but FBI data shows Honolulu has one of the worst records in the country when it comes to solving property crimes as well as violent crimes.