Joe Logan is suing the city and Mayor Rick Blangiardi, saying the mayor threatened him and his family before forcing him to step down.

The city had taken the Lindani Myeni civil case to trial after Honolulu police officers strongly opposed a settlement.

The influx of new officers to the Westside is meant to improve response times, but the interim police chief has declined to say how long it currently takes police to respond to calls.

Benjamin Moralez, 48, fired multiple rounds from his hotel room and refused to drop his weapon as he approached officers in a hallway, prosecutors said.

Commissioners expect it will still be many months before a new chief is on board.

Soon-to-be retired Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan says he wants to be paid for two more years to cover retiring sooner than he’d anticipated.

Six shootings over two days on Oʻahu made this Fourth of July holiday more violent than last year’s.

Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan attributes the declining crime rate to the work of his officers, but a researcher with the University of Hawaiʻi said it’s likely part of a broader social trend.

The selection process for police commissioners must be drastically overhauled as well.

One officer was trapped in the burning vehicle, Chief Joe Logan said.