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HPD Officer Fatally Shoots Machete-Wielding Man Cory Lum/Civil Beat

HPD Officer Fatally Shoots Machete-Wielding Man

It’s the sixth fatal officer-involved shooting on Oahu since June, but the first captured on a police body cam.

Ex-HPD Sergeant Accused Of Sex Assault During Driver Test Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Ex-HPD Sergeant Accused Of Sex Assault During Driver Test

After retiring from full-time police work in 2011 after a 31-year career, he was working on a short-term contract giving road tests.

Armed Drug Suspect Is Fourth Person Fatally Shot By HPD Since June Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Armed Drug Suspect Is Fourth Person Fatally Shot By HPD Since June

Officers were serving a search warrant inside a residential high-rise apartment when the shooting occurred.

Katherine Kealoha Resigns From Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Katherine Kealoha Resigns From Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office

She and her husband, former Police Chief Louis Kealoha, face their first trial on bank fraud charges in November.

Ex-Maui Police Officer Sentenced In Theft, Bribery Scheme Wikimedia Commons

Ex-Maui Police Officer Sentenced In Theft, Bribery Scheme

The officer took $1,800 from a man during a traffic stop in 2015.

Hawaii Supreme Court To Fine-Tune Open Meetings Law Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Hawaii Supreme Court To Fine-Tune Open Meetings Law

A court opinion in the Honolulu Police Commission’s Kealoha case would also affect the way public boards handle other high-profile staff departures.

 

Shorthanded Honolulu Police Department Tries To Speed Up Hiring Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Shorthanded Honolulu Police Department Tries To Speed Up Hiring

The HPD streamlines its application process and revamps recruitment messages to get more people to consider a career in law enforcement.

Former Maui Officer Sentenced For Role In Bribery Scheme Wikimedia Commons

Former Maui Officer Sentenced For Role In Bribery Scheme

He was accused of helping another former cop bribe the victim of a theft committed during a 2015 traffic stop.

New Police Commissioner Could Bridge Divide With City’s Legal Team Dan Zelikman/Civil Beat

New Police Commissioner Could Bridge Divide With City’s Legal Team

UH General Counsel Carrie Okinaga, the latest appointee to the commission, was Honolulu’s corporation counsel from 2005 to 2011.

Kauai: Body Cameras Are Police Officers’ New Best Friends Allan Pararchini/Civil Beat

Kauai: Body Cameras Are Police Officers’ New Best Friends

Garden Isle cops have been wearing cameras since 2016. There was some initial reluctance, but now “it’s part of our uniform.”