The number of residents who die each year is surprising, even to lifeguards. And the danger is not limited to inexperienced swimmers or surfers chasing Hawaiʻi’s notorious big waves. 

State police want to use license plate readers and drones to fight crime on Hawaiian homelands. Futuristic law enforcement technology could also be deployed soon in Waikīkī.

Todd Raybuck’s tenure was clouded by controversy, but the outgoing police chief says he is leaving the Kauaʻi Police Department in better shape than when he arrived in 2019.

In a bid to get a lesser sentence, a former staffer in an Arizona prison where hundreds of Hawaiʻi inmates are held claims she was hired despite her history of mental illness.

State Fire Marshal Dori Booth will work to implement changes recommended after the Lahaina wildfire.

The ACLU wants the police department to stop arresting people without probable cause and due process. HPD said it is reviewing all drunken driving arrests dating back to 2021.

Researchers and law enforcement officials are seeing increases in careless and aggressive driving in Hawaiʻi. It’s challenging to quantify the extent of the problem.

The state’s top corrections official has promised “unfettered access” for a pair of outside experts who will begin scrutinizing the system next month.

Bike stunts are good fun for some, but the number of e-bike accidents that EMS responded to on Oʻahu nearly tripled from 2022 to 2024.

House Bill 126 was intended to require a conviction before property forfeiture is allowed.