Federal authorities question HPDâs vehicle purchases with CARES Act funds Federal authorities question HPDâs vehicle purchases with CARES Act funds By Lynn Kawano | March 9, 2021 at 7:30 PM HST - Updated March 10 at 10:48 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Federal officials are questioning how the Honolulu Police Department spent $16.5 million in CARES Act funds, including by purchasing 40 ATVs. Before the pandemic, the department had 26 working ATVs. The federal funds allowed HPD to beef that up to 66 ATVs. While Hawaii News Now found some of the vehicles being used at Kapiolani Park at night for patrols, HPD appears to be storing many others.