Tag: Hawaii agencies: Page 2

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

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

Patrol

2 Honolulu PD Officers Killed Responding to Stabbing Call Identified

Officer Tiffany-Victoria Bilon Enriquez and Officer Kaulike Kalama have been identified as the two Honolulu (HI) Police Department officers who were shot and killed Sunday while responding to a stabbing call at a home near Diamond Head on the island of Oahu.

January 20, 2020

Patrol

2 Honolulu Officers Killed, 1 Wounded Responding to Call Near Diamond Head

In the wake of the shooting, the suspect then allegedly set fire to the home. Flames spread quickly to several nearby homes. At least four homes have been destroyed.

January 19, 2020

Patrol

Hawaii Police Training Leads to Errant Activation of Tsunami Alarms

A police training exercise led to the Tsunami sirens activating on the islands of Oahu and Maui, sparking a brief panic among residents.

September 20, 2019

Patrol

Burglary Suspect Reportedly Shoots Fire Extinguisher at Hawaii Officer

A burglary suspect reportedly shot a fire extinguisher at an officer with the Honolulu Police Department late last week.

June 25, 2019

Patrol

Hawaii Man Charged in Stabbing of Honolulu Police Officer

A Honolulu man has been charged with attempted first-degree assault for attacking a law enforcement officer with a screwdriver and first-degree attempted theft of a firearm.

May 30, 2019

Patrol

Suspect Charged in Attack on Hawaii Officer

A man accused of attacking a Honolulu police officer on Sunday has been charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, first-degree attempted theft and contempt of court.

May 28, 2019

Training

Honolulu Facing Police Shortage as Mainland Agencies Recruit Hawaiian Officers

Seattle is coming armed with much better salaries and more frequent raises. Starting salary for a police officer in Honolulu is $65,592 per year versus $81,444 for a newly sworn officer in Seattle. For veteran officers, the pay gap is even larger.

January 9, 2019