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“Maybe you shouldn’t try to sugarcoat what it really is,” one Honolulu Police Commissioner said.

John Rabago admitted he violated a man’s rights and laughed about it.

The bill now goes to Gov. David Ige who can approve it, veto it or let it become law without his signature.

The police chief has repeatedly said the department doesn’t need broad-based reform.

The family of the man who died alleges police used excessive and unreasonable force after stopping the suspected shoplifter last year.

HPD data says Black, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities experience force at the hands of police at higher rates than white and Asian communities.

House Bill 285 will now go to the full House and Senate for a final vote.

Secrecy has long masked serious incidents of misconduct and outright corruption within the ranks of the Honolulu Police Department.

The Legislature couldn’t come to an agreement on House Bill 285 in 2019 but public pressure has forced lawmakers to reconsider it again this session.

The rally, led by students from Radford High and other local schools, drew nearly 10,000 people, surprising even its organizers.