In The Name Of The Law Archives

March 2013

Friday, March 1

In The Name Of The Law: Should Police Misconduct Be Public?

February 2013

Thursday, February 28

In The Name Of The Law: What The Police Commission Isn’t Doing About Misconduct

Wednesday, February 27

In the Name of the Law: Hawaii Police Union ‘Outguns’ Students

Tuesday, February 26

In the Name of the Law: UH Students vs. The Police

Monday, February 25

In the Name of the Law: What the Public Isn’t Being Told About Police Misconduct

Sanjeev Ranabhat/Civil Beat

Part 1

In the Name of the Law: What the Public Isn’t Being Told About Police Misconduct

By Nick Grube, Patti Epler / February 25, 2013

Part 2

In the Name of the Law: UH Students vs. The Police

By Nick Grube / February 26, 2013

In the Name of the Law: Hawaii Police Union ‘Outguns’ Students

Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2013

Part 3

In the Name of the Law: Hawaii Police Union ‘Outguns’ Students

By Nick Grube / February 27, 2013

Part 4

In The Name Of The Law: What The Police Commission Isn’t Doing About Misconduct

By Nick Grube / February 28, 2013

Part 5

In The Name Of The Law: Should Police Misconduct Be Public?

By Nick Grube / March 1, 2013

Ongoing Coverage

Civil Beat

Judge: HPD Must Release Arbitration Report On Officer Who Beat Girlfriend

By Patti Epler / February 19, 2019

There is a “significant public interest” in how the Honolulu Police Department handles misconduct investigations of its officers, the judge says.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Report: Far Fewer HPD Officers Were Fired Or Suspended Last Year

By Blaze Lovell / February 4, 2019

Those recommended for discharge often end up keeping their jobs through arbitration. That’s what happened with eight officers whose cases closed in 2017.

Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Wins Right To Intervene In HPD Arbitration Case

By Terri Langford / June 28, 2018

The news outlet has been seeking the report that gave Sgt. Darren Cachola his job back.

Honolulu Cop Fired For Domestic Violence Gets His Job Back

By Nick Grube, Stewart Yerton / May 24, 2018

But a labor board panel has temporarily blocked Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard’s effort to release information explaining the decision.

Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

The Case Of A Honolulu Cop Fired For Domestic Violence Is About To Go Public

By Nick Grube / May 22, 2018

Darren Cachola, a former HPD sergeant, could get his job back four years after he was caught on tape beating his girlfriend inside a Honolulu restaurant.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

New HPD Report Shows Just How Hard It Is To Fire A Bad Cop

By Nick Grube / February 7, 2018

Dozens of Honolulu Police Department officers are disciplined each year but a lengthy appeal process often delays final decisions.

Civil Beat

Police Misconduct Cases: A Settlement, A Sentence And An Acquittal

By Nick Grube / April 28, 2017

A former police officer is headed to prison for 10 years after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenager while working at DLNR.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

New Report Shows Serious Misconduct Persists At HPD

By Nick Grube / February 2, 2017

The Honolulu Police Department report comes as lawmakers are debating whether to require that more information on disciplinary actions be made public.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Will Police Reform Finally Gain Traction In The 2017 Legislature?

By Nick Grube / January 25, 2017

Numerous measures have been floated in the past, but Hawaii lawmakers have been reluctant to improve oversight and accountability of the state’s police departments.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Are Honolulu Prosecutors Covering Up Police Misconduct?

By Nick Grube / September 21, 2016

A defense attorney wants the Hawaii Supreme Court to review whether city prosecutors have been violating federal law requiring them to reveal bad behavior.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Supreme Court Ruling May Increase Transparency In Police Misconduct

By Anita Hofschneider / June 9, 2016

UPDATED: Civil Beat has spent three years seeking disciplinary records of a dozen bad cops who were suspended for serious misconduct.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Why Is It So Hard To Pass Police Reform In Hawaii?

By Nick Grube / May 31, 2016

Lawmakers concede that tougher police accountability measures haven’t been a priority despite numerous high-profile cases of serious misconduct.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A Review Board For Police Killings: One Tepid Step Toward Reform

By Nick Grube / April 29, 2016

A bill to create an independent review board for police killings and in-custody deaths moved closer to becoming law.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Closer To Implementing Statewide Police Standards

By Nick Grube / February 11, 2016

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.

PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Cops Who Quit: Resignations Hide Police Misconduct In Hawaii

By Nick Grube / February 4, 2016

Of 17 officers HPD tried to fire in 2015, detailed disciplinary information is only publicly available for two of them.

Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

HPD Tried To Fire A Record Number Of Cops In 2015

By Nick Grube / February 1, 2016

The Honolulu Police Department is under heavy scrutiny for how it deals with officer misconduct. In 2015, it issued discharge notices to at least 17 officers.