Interim Chief Rade Vanic said a police officer was injured in the incident, but did not provide details on the extent of the officer’s injuries.

The cases raise questions about leniency shown to young arrestees and the effectiveness of ankle monitors.

Hawaiʻi made moped helmets mandatory last year, but police aren’t issuing tickets and few riders appear to be voluntarily donning the protective gear.

Cars power through this busy Ala Moana pedestrian crossing, while walkers are still trying to reach the other side.

Hawai‘i County Council is weighing the mayor’s budget request to build more housing before finishing an evacuation route in Waikōloa.

After several attacks, police are trying to get the owner of a dog that’s been terrorizing a Puna neighborhood to surrender the animal.

Mike Lambert said he had hoped to stay longer with DLE but plans to step down this summer because of a retirement system issue.

A committee of stakeholders from across the criminal justice system is working to bring the state more in line with national trends on drug possession and probation.

Some community members say the incident at a Kapolei Middle School underscores the need for behavioral health staff at the state’s public schools.

The state entered into a contract to provide panic buttons to Hawaiʻi schools two years ago, but DOE campuses still don’t have access to the technology.