Honolulu Police Department

City Plans To Finish Waiʻanae Police Station, But It May Not Mean More Cops David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

City Plans To Finish Waiʻanae Police Station, But It May Not Mean More Cops

Nine years after opening the station, the city is working to finish construction. But Honolulu is short on police, so there won’t necessarily be more officers on patrol.

No Charges For HPD Officer In 2024 Shooting Death Of Homeless Man David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

No Charges For HPD Officer In 2024 Shooting Death Of Homeless Man

Prosecutors said officers tried to de-escalate the situation and use non-lethal force before shooting Brandan Maroney.

Amid Concerns About Campus Violence, Police To Come To Oʻahu Schools Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Amid Concerns About Campus Violence, Police To Come To Oʻahu Schools

Students were more likely to be arrested on a campus with a school resource officer, according to Department of Education data.

Oʻahu Social Worker Accused In Daughter’s Death Continued To Work With Kids Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Oʻahu Social Worker Accused In Daughter’s Death Continued To Work With Kids

It remains unclear when the North Shore school knew Sina Pili was under investigation but experts say best practice would have been to err on the safe side.

Lee Cataluna: Make Spot The Robot Dog Earn Its Keep AP Photo

Lee Cataluna: Make Spot The Robot Dog Earn Its Keep

Honolulu police once said Spot would be helpful in fireworks enforcement. Let’s give that a try.

Hawaiʻi Woman Arrested In Abuse Death Of 11-Year-Old Adopted Daughter Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Hawaiʻi Woman Arrested In Abuse Death Of 11-Year-Old Adopted Daughter

The child, who had been adopted just two months earlier, had significant injuries and her 2023 death was ruled a homicide.

Honolulu Hasn’t Prosecuted A Single Ghost Gun Case Since 2020 Ban Department of Law Enforcement/2023

Honolulu Hasn’t Prosecuted A Single Ghost Gun Case Since 2020 Ban

Police are seeing an uptick in ghost guns but Hawaiʻi counties differ in how they interpret and use a state law meant to deter people from buying or manufacturing untraceable weapons.

Honolulu Police Spent $150k On A Robot Dog. It’s Playing Dead

Honolulu Police Spent $150k On A Robot Dog. It’s Playing Dead

The Honolulu Police Department hasn’t used “Spot” for about three years.

Honolulu Mother And Her Partner Arrested In Abuse Death Of 3-Year-Old Courtesy: Family of Sarai Perez-Rivera/2025

Honolulu Mother And Her Partner Arrested In Abuse Death Of 3-Year-Old

Janae Perez and Ashleigh Utley were arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and several other charges.

Penalty Reduced For HPD Officers Accused Of Assaulting Prisoner Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Penalty Reduced For HPD Officers Accused Of Assaulting Prisoner

Honolulu police officers were disciplined for a range of issues in 2024, including failing to activate their body cameras, drunk driving, falsifying police reports and stealing a wallet.