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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher In this Wednesday, April 28, 2021, photo floral bouquets, deflated balloons, candles and other items decorate a street memorial near where Honolulu Police shot and killed 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap, whose nickname was Baby, during a car chase on Kalakaua Ave., in Honolulu. Some in Hawaii's Micronesian community say the shooting highlights the racism they face. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher) May 09, 2021 - 2:38 PM HONOLULU - Comments on social media about a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Honolulu police have been so hateful that a Ca...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Micronesians feel hatred in Hawaii, decry police shooting Some in Hawaii’s Micronesian community say the April 5 shooting of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap highlights the racism they face in a place they expected to be more welcoming to fellow islanders By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press May 10, 2021, 12:48 AM • 6 min read The Associated Press In this Wednesday, April 28, 2021, photo floral bouquets, deflated balloons, candles and other items decorate a street memorial by the Kalakaua Canal whe...

2021/05/09 23:46 HONOLULU (AP) — Comments on social media about a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by Honolulu police have been so hateful that a Catholic priest, who hails from the same small Pacific island as the teen’s family, hesitates to repeat them. “It is really bad and I don’t want to say it as a priest,” said the Rev. Romple Emwalu, parochial vicar at a parish outside Honolulu who was born in Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia. “But, like, ‘Micronesians are dirt.’” Some in the Micronesian community say the April 5 shooti...

Kealoha victim says settlement talks with city collapsed after ‘slap in the face’ offers Kealoha victim says settlement talks with city collapsed after ‘slap in the face’ offers By Lynn Kawano | May 6, 2021 at 6:02 PM HST - Updated May 6 at 6:54 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Settlement talks between the Puana family and attorneys for the city have collapsed, leaving the victims of the Kealoha corruption scandal preparing for trial. Gerard Puana said the attorneys initially offered $250,000. “That ridiculous slap in the face,” Puana said, adding he wa...

Protesters demand transparency, accountability from HPD following 2 deadly Oahu shootings Protestors demand transparency and accountability from HPD By Jolanie Martinez | April 20, 2021 at 10:39 PM HST - Updated April 20 at 10:39 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The tensions of last year seem to have shifted as many listened to the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial. While it’s taken weight off some people’s shoulders, protesters against police brutality said the fight for justice isn’t over. Outside Honolulu Police Department’s headquarters Tuesday, about two dozen protest...