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Pono Shim Remembered by Friends and Students in Hawaii

Pono Shim Remembered by Friends and Students in Hawaii

Robert Cavaco was elected to be the state police union's next president and will take over for Malcolm Lutu next month.

The statewide police union plays an outsized role in everything from police shootings to investigating officer misconduct. But the public is kept in the dark about important issues being negotiated in the contract.

Daniel Sellers was indicted along with the former HPD police chief and his prosecutor wife in 2017. After taking a plea deal, he was fired by the department.

Judge Allows Case Against HPD Officers In Sykap Shooting To Move Forward - Honolulu Civil Beat Judge Allows Case Against HPD Officers In Sykap Shooting To Move Forward Attorneys for the three officers argued that the case should be dismissed because a grand jury declined to indict them. Reading time: 4 minutes. A judge denied two motions in the criminal case against three Honolulu Police Department officers in the April shooting death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap, which set off a charged deb...

The mayor said he's not interested in the kind of police reform activists have been demanding.

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii police union leaders on Thursday said a grand jury's decision not to indict anyone in a shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy supports the officers' actions. Grand jurors Wednesday declined to indict three Honolulu police officers in the April shooting death of Iremamber Sykap. Police said the teen was driving a stolen Honda linked to an armed robbery, burglary, purse snatching and car theft and led officers on a chase....

Meanwhile, the Honolulu Police Department said in a statement that an administrative investigation into the officers’ actions is ongoing.

Amid Scrutiny Of HPDs Fatal Shooting Of Teenager, Police Union Defends Officers - Honolulu Civil Beat Amid Scrutiny Of HPD’s Fatal Shooting Of Teenager, Police Union Defends Officers Police union officials offered a message of vindication while the city prosecutor has yet to deem the shooting of a 16-year-old justified. Reading time: 5 minutes. Leaders of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers came to the defense of their members on Thursday following a grand jury’s rejection ...