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Police: Man Found Dead From Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Ewa Beach Standoff
An investigation is ongoing.
Hawaii News Now
Suspect Killed By Police During Standoff Had Picked Up Unattended HPD Rifle
The death is the first civilian casualty by HPD gunfire in 2023.
Hawaii News Now/Caity Woo
Police Shoot And Kill Man After Barricade In Pearl City
The Honolulu Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services also responded.
Hawaii News Now/2021
HPD Cops Won’t Face Charges Over Killing Of Caillen Gentzler In 2020
A lawsuit brought by the man’s widow against the department is ongoing.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2021
HPD Cops In Makaha Pursuit Case Withdraw Requests For Publicly Funded Legal Assistance
The department’s Professional Standards Office has completed its investigation into the incident.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
New HPD Budget Adds Potential Hiring Bonuses, Boosts Chinatown And Community Policing
Recruiting incentives for new officers and civilian hires are under discussion.
Jack Truesdale/Civil Beat/2023
HPD’s New Vice Major Vows To Take Down Game Rooms
Nuisance abatement laws have been used against uncooperative landlords of game rooms, sometimes as a prelude to civil forfeiture.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Honolulu Officers Who Arrested 10-Year-Old Want Protection From Lawsuit
A federal judge said there was still a shortage of information about the origin and intent of the drawing.
Provided to Civil Beat
Lawsuit: HPD Officer Violated Policy When He Shot A Man In A Car
The department had updated its use-of-force policy to prevent officers from shooting at people in cars.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
‘180 Degrees’ Different: Former HPD Chief Louis Kealoha Is Telling His Side Of The Story
A soon-to-be released book by a former TV reporter asks readers to view a notorious corruption scandal through a new lens.