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Despite Lawsuit, HPD Still Lacks Conflict Of Interest Policy
The Honolulu Police Department is resisting pressure from its oversight board and civil rights attorneys to implement a policy prohibiting conflicts of interest. The American Civil Liberties Union of...
View ArticleStart Of Kealoha Prison Term Delayed For Vaccination
Disgraced former Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha will get a few more months of freedom so he can be vaccinated before he kicks off a seven-year prison sentence, the Associated Press reports....
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Blangiardi Nominates Former HPD Officer For Police Commission
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has tapped a former island police officer to fill an open seat on the Honolulu Police Commission. Benjamin Mahi is a retired HPD commander and is currently the chief of...
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Honolulu Police Overtime Reached New Heights In The Last Fiscal Year
The Honolulu Police Department said on Thursday that it spent nearly $40 million on overtime in fiscal year 2020, more than double the amount from five years earlier. And the department has already...
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These Makaha Residents Are Hoping To Move A Major Highway
Protesters have been gathering along a narrow strip of pavement between Farrington Highway and Makaha Beach Park for over a week demanding that the highway be set back from the coastline and rerouted...
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Hawaii Nonprofit Leader Pleads Guilty To Embezzling And Agreeing To Take A Bribe
A former Honolulu grant administrator has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $500,000 from a local nonprofit’s AmeriCorps program and conspiring with the CEO of Hawaii island’s public access TV...
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Five Honolulu Planning Department Employees Indicted For Bribery
Five current and former Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting employees are facing federal charges for allegedly accepting bribes, the Hawaii U.S. Attorney’s office announced on Tuesday. A...
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HPD Chief Susan Ballard Is Up For Review This Week. Is She Still Up To The Job?
When Susan Ballard was chosen to be Honolulu’s police chief in 2017, there were high hopes her leadership would mean a positive change for the department. In the wake of the corruption scandal led by...
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Despite Rising Cases, Blangiardi ‘Dead Set Against’ Return To Tier 2 For...
As Honolulu’s COVID-19 case numbers tick up, it seems inevitable that the island will meet the criteria by Wednesday for a return to harsher restrictions under Tier 2 of its reopening plan. But on...
View ArticleNew Rent, Utility Relief Fund Maxes Out Applications Within Hours
Within hours of Honolulu launching its new $114 million rent and utility fund, the city hit its application limit and stopped accepting new applicants, the city announced on Monday afternoon....
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Honolulu Police Chase And Shooting Leaves 16-Year-Old Suspect Dead, Others...
A 16-year-old boy is dead and other suspects injured after Honolulu police officers pursued and shot at their vehicle on Monday, Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard said. At approximately 4:30 p.m.,...
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As Honolulu Opens Up, Some Artists Wonder Why Their Venue Is Still Shut Down
As Honolulu weddings, funerals and conventions welcome large gatherings again, a group of local artists who operate an open-air gallery are wondering why they’re still shut down. Before the pandemic,...
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Under New Leadership, HART Purges Nearly Half Its Staff
In just the past month, rail’s new interim director has fired nearly half the staff at the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, the local agency that has managed the struggling transit project...
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New Honolulu Police Policy On Using Force Aims To Defuse Tense Situations
The Honolulu Police Department has a new policy on use of force that promotes deescalation and incorporates several other changes demanded by police reform activists in the last year. HPD Chief Susan...
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City Permits Employee Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribe To Expedite Project
A Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting employee pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to taking a bribe to expedite a local architect’s projects, the Associated Press reported. Kanani...
View ArticleBlangiardi And Ige Agree To Keep Looser COVID Restrictions Despite Rising Cases
Even as COVID-19 cases increase, Honolulu will continue to allow social gatherings, funerals, weddings and more under an agreement between Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Gov. David Ige. Oahu will remain in...
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Police Commission Slams Chief For Leadership Failures, Puts Her On...
In a stinging performance review, the Honolulu Police Commission said on Wednesday that Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard has failed to adequately lead her department by embracing a “culture of...
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Embattled Honolulu Police Chief Announces Retirement
Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard announced in a video post on Friday afternoon that she will retire as of June 1. The resignation follows scathing feedback this week from the Honolulu Police...
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Biki Announces Steep Cuts As It Tries To Ride Out The Pandemic
Biki, urban Honolulu’s bike-share program, faces a steep, perilous climb as it tries to ride out the COVID-19 pandemic. The system’s nonprofit parent organization announced Monday that Biki will...
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A Building Inspector Took Money From A Homeowner. Her Punishment: 2 Years...
Before five employees in the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting were indicted by the feds two weeks ago, accused of accepting bribes, one of their colleagues admitted to cashing a check...
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