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Neal Milner: More Cops Aren’t Coming, And They Wouldn’t Reduce Crime Anyway Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020

Neal Milner: More Cops Aren’t Coming, And They Wouldn’t Reduce Crime Anyway

Police staffing shortages are a chronic problem. We have to get more creative than calling for reinforcements.

Maui Police Release Final Report On 2023 Fire Response Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Maui Police Release Final Report On 2023 Fire Response

The final after-action report includes three new suggestions for strengthening emergency response on the island.

Don’t Be Complacent: These Alerts Aren’t False Alarms Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Don’t Be Complacent: These Alerts Aren’t False Alarms

Hawaiʻi’s alert system is warning of real danger as determined by experts and science even if it turns out to be less than worst-case scenario.

Traffic Tsunami During Evacuation Offers Lessons For Future David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Traffic Tsunami During Evacuation Offers Lessons For Future

Cars were backed up for hours, and miles, on Tuesday in Honolulu as residents responded to alerts by jumping in their cars. Experts say there are other options.

Quiet Beaches, Traffic, Canceled Flights: How Hawaiʻi Prepared For Tsunami David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Quiet Beaches, Traffic, Canceled Flights: How Hawaiʻi Prepared For Tsunami

Traffic was gridlocked and sirens blared every hour after a tsunami was generated by a massive earthquake off Russia.

Denby Fawcett: Officials Raise Alarms As Oʻahu Traffic Fatalities Skyrocket Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Denby Fawcett: Officials Raise Alarms As Oʻahu Traffic Fatalities Skyrocket

The numbers have doubled over last year, but the top cause remains the same: speeding.

HPD Is Sending Its Newest Cops To West Oʻahu. Will The Unusual Move Help? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

HPD Is Sending Its Newest Cops To West Oʻahu. Will The Unusual Move Help?

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.

Lee Cataluna: We’re Being Watched And We Don’t Care Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Lee Cataluna: We’re Being Watched And We Don’t Care

The Hawaiʻi Speed Safety Program is an idea whose time may have finally come.

Kauaʻi Narrows Candidate Field For New Police Chief Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kauaʻi Narrows Candidate Field For New Police Chief

Kauaʻi’s efforts to recruit a new chief come as Honolulu and Hawaiʻi island wage their own searches for a new top cop.

Oʻahu Jail Killing Shines A Light On Prison Gang Mayhem Hawaiʻi Attorney General’s Office

Oʻahu Jail Killing Shines A Light On Prison Gang Mayhem

Grand jury testimony in a 2023 killing details the power and violence of an organization known as Murder Inc.