Honolulu Ballot Proposals Would Reshape Police Oversight
The charter amendments need support from six of nine City Council members to be added to the November ballot.
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The charter amendments need support from six of nine City Council members to be added to the November ballot.
It was Mayor Rick Blangiardi's third attempt to fill the seventh seat on the oversight commission.
She has formerly worked as a journalist and airline, education, public relations and nonprofit executive.
The mayor said he's not interested in the kind of police reform activists have been demanding.
Jun. 5—Mayor Rick Blangiardi will try again to find the final member of the Honolulu Police Commission after his second attempt to fill the nomination ended Friday when his candidate withdrew less than 48 hours after publicly denying racism exists in Hawaii. Larry Ignas, 77, a former East Chicago police officer and founder of private security and alarm firms, no longer wants to be considered ...