Tag: Hawaii agencies

Command
Honolulu Swears in New Police Chief
Arthur "Joe" Logan, a retired major general with the Hawaii National Guard who had been working as a criminal investigator with the Hawaii Attorney General’s Office, is now back with HPD after having worked for the department from 1982 until 2002 as a detective and sergeant.
June 15, 2022
Retired Adjutant General of the Hawaii National Guard Arthur “Joe” Logan (center) was sworn in alongside his deputy chiefs, former Interim Chief Rade Vanic and Keith Horikawa, on Tuesday. (Photo: Honolulu PD)
Training
Maui Police Recruit Recovering from Heatstroke and Coma Still Wants to be a Cop
Alexa Jacobs, 27, said she had just finished a run and was doing pushups before she blacked out.
March 14, 2022
Maui Police recruit Alexa Jacobs is recovering at home after suffering heatstroke and organ failure during training. She still wants to join the force. (Photo: Hawaii News Now)
Training
Hawaii Police Recruit in Coma After Passing Out in Training
Alexa Jacobs’ family said the 27-year-old is currently in a trauma center on Oahu awaiting a liver transplant.
February 10, 2022
Maui police recruit Alexa Jacobs experienced heat stroke during physical training last week. She is in a coma at an Oahu hospital. (Photo: Family/GoFundMe)
Command
Las Vegas Captain Named New Maui Chief
The nine-member Maui Police Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to advance Pelletier from the list of five finalists for the job to lead the department of 416 employees.
October 6, 2021
Las Vegas police Capt. John Pelletier has been named the next police chief of Maui. (Photo: John Pelletier)
Patrol
Honolulu Officers Free of Criminal Charges Over Fatal Shooting
“We are pleased with today’s decision. This has been challenging for our officers, the department and many in our community,” Acting Honolulu police Chief Rade K. Vanic said, in a statement. “Throughout this time, our officers have continued to serve with pride and professionalism. I thank the HPD ohana for their support.”
August 20, 2021
Judge
Command
Hawaiian Island Seeking New Police Chief
The commissioners are looking for someone with at least 15 years of experience as a police officer, including five years in administration. The commissioners also prefer someone with a four-year degree from an accredited university and proof of training from the FBI National Academy, or equivalent experience.
June 23, 2021
Point of Law
3 Honolulu Officers Charged Over Killing of Teen Suspect
Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Van Marter said in court documents that the officer fired 10 rounds into the rear window of the Honda “without provocation.” Eight of the shots hit the teen.
June 16, 2021
Training
Honolulu PD Using Open-Book Testing in Academy
“How much easier can you make it?” said Dee Ann Koanui, a former Honolulu training sergeant. “You might as well hand out the badges.”
December 30, 2020
Honolulu
Command
Former Honolulu Police Chief Gets 7 Years for Corruption
Former Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in one of the worst public corruption scandals in Hawaii history.
December 2, 2020
Patrol
ACLU Files Suit Against Honolulu Police
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against the city of Honolulu and the Police Department alleging that an officer violated agency policy when he placed under arrest a teen who had gotten into an altercation with his son.
October 27, 2020
Patrol
Man Arrested for Attempted Assault on Maui Police Officer
The suspect—identified only as a 64-year-old man—has been charged with first-degree terroristic threatening, two counts of criminal trespass and resisting an order to stop.
July 23, 2020
Patrol
Philadelphia Officer Paints Portraits of Slain Hawaii Officers
An officer who's also an artist has created portraits to memorialize the two Honolulu PD officers killed Sunday responding to a stabbing call.
January 21, 2020
An artist created portraits of slain Hawaii Officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama.
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