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Business professionals question the chief on homelessness, police staffing and how they can support the department.

The former and current Women’s Community Correctional Center inmates were assaulted by guards, and their lawyer alleged the warden failed to protect them.

This still seems to be an important story, involving very visible local companies and people. It reveals a lot about how Hawaii works.

The City Council is scheduled to hold a special meeting Nov. 29 to hear a bill that would restrict weapons from being carried in schools and other public places.

Sheriffs are competing with county police departments for officers to fill their ranks and convert into the new Department of Law Enforcement.

Honolulu is the only county in the state that hasn’t yet finalized new concealed-carry gun rules, leading to a backlog in permit applications.

Critics of Hawaii’s criminal justice policies have argued for years this state locks up too many people unnecessarily. The pandemic tested that idea.

UPDATED: The model for how to handle transit security varies from place to place. Honolulu considered using HPD but went a different route.

With accidental overdoses and drug-related deaths rising in Hawaii, adolescents are the focus of law enforcement and prevention programs.

The ruling comes in a case brought by Civil Beat to force the state to reveal the names and details of people who die in jail and prison.