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HPD Lawsuit Settlement: Teen Arrested By Classmates Father To Receive $150,000  - Honolulu Civil Beat The lawsuit prompted the Honolulu Police Commission to recommend that HPD implement a conflict of interest policy. Reading time: 2 minutes. Honolulu taxpayers will pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit in which a Honolulu police officer was accused of wrongfully arresting a 15-year-old who was allegedly being bullied by the officer’s son at school. Honolulu City Council members are slated to app...

Settlement reached in lawsuit against an HPD officer accused of abusing his power Rick Daysog © Provided by Honolulu KHNL HPD Building (File) HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The city has settled a lawsuit accusing a Honolulu Police officer of improperly arresting a Kaneohe teenager who got into a fight with his son. Lawyers said Officer Kirk Uemura had a clear conflict of interest when he arrested the boy back in Nov. 2018 on the Kalaheo High School campus. They said the b...

Family members of several Halawa inmates who died of COVID-19 last month said the state did not do enough to protect the prisoners from getting infected.

COVID-19 created a new problem for recently released inmates, prison reform advocates say COVID-19 is creating a new problem for Hawaii inmates who recently completed their sentences By HNN Staff | February 7, 2021 at 6:32 PM HST - Updated February 8 at 5:08 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the past four years, Bud Bowles helped inmates who have just completed their sentences find temporary housing at local homeless shelters and triage centers. But due to the COVID pandemic, Unite...

Suspect in brutal Kahala stabbing wants judge to throw out charges Attorney seeks to have Kahala stabbing case dismissed By Rick Daysog | January 28, 2021 at 5:29 PM HST - Updated January 28 at 5:31 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Through his attorney, the suspect in a brutal stabbing of a teenager in Kahala last summer is asking a judge to throw out the charges. Erik Willis has been in custody without bail at the Oahu Community Correctional Center since July on second-degree attempt...

Former OHA Finance Chief Sues Over Whistleblower Retaliation - Honolulu Civil Beat UPDATED: The former official alleges that he was targeted for raising concerns over the office’s finances. Reading time: 4 minutes. A former official at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has sued the agency as well as its former chief executive officer alleging whistleblower retaliation and “corrupt and unlawful practices.” The lawsuit filed Tuesday in First Circuit Court by David Laeha, former chief financia...

In whistleblower suit, former OHA executive claims he was fired for questioning spending Former OHA executive files whistleblower lawsuit, claiming he was fired for highlighting questionable spending By Rick Daysog | January 27, 2021 at 5:52 PM HST - Updated January 27 at 6:30 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - A former high-ranking Office of Hawaiian Affairs executive has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the organization. David Laeha, OHA’s former chief financial officer, allege...