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Council OKs $4.7M For Police Race Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Council OKs $4.7M For Police Race Case

It’s the largest settlement related to Honolulu police misconduct since at least the year 2000.

House Kills Statewide Training Board For Law Enforcement Officers PF Bentley/Civil Beat

House Kills Statewide Training Board For Law Enforcement Officers

Hawaii is likely to remain the only state without such a board after a House committee shelves a reform bill.

High Public Cost Of Race Case Bolsters Calls For Police Reform PF Bentley/Civil Beat

High Public Cost Of Race Case Bolsters Calls For Police Reform

A proposed $4.7 million settlement is underscoring concerns that problems within the Honolulu Police Department are not being effectively addressed.

Police Reform Bills Forge Ahead In Hawaii Legislature Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Police Reform Bills Forge Ahead In Hawaii Legislature

The measures would set聽guidelines for use of body cams and establish boards for training and to review police use of force.

Old Case Sheds New Light On Police Major’s Domestic Violence Past Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Old Case Sheds New Light On Police Major’s Domestic Violence Past

Honolulu Police officials pushing to promote Maj. Ryan Borges never mentioned another time the cops were called and his wife ended up in the hospital.

HPD Race Case Could Cost Honolulu Nearly $1 Million In Legal Fees Cory Lum/CIvil Beat/2016

HPD Race Case Could Cost Honolulu Nearly $1 Million In Legal Fees

Three Honolulu police officers say they suffered years of discrimination and life-threatening situations at the hands of fellow officers.

No Promotion For HPD Major With Domestic Abuse Baggage Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

No Promotion For HPD Major With Domestic Abuse Baggage

Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha says he still thinks Ryan Borges would make a good assistant chief despite the controversy.

HPD To Investigate Assistant Police Chief With Domestic Violence Past KITV.com

HPD To Investigate Assistant Police Chief With Domestic Violence Past

Ryan Borges is under an internal affairs investigation after he solicited outside support for his controversial promotion.

Bills On Police Body Cams, Shooting Review Board Move Forward Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bills On Police Body Cams, Shooting Review Board Move Forward

So does a third measure that would create a database of law enforcement officers terminated due to misconduct.

Hawaii Closer To Implementing Statewide Police Standards Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Closer To Implementing Statewide Police Standards

A bill moving through the Legislature aims to ensure better education and training standards for police. But it still falls short in providing better oversight of bad cops.