Honolulu Police Department

The Honolulu Police Department said Clarence Luke was arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the death of his friend, 55-year-old Jonnaven Monalim.

Next year Oʻahu voters could be asked if the city’s mayor should be given the ability to hire and fire the chief of the Honolulu Police Department, which is currently something only the commission can do.

This recent recovery was the operation’s fifth mission since it began in 2020, and it has recovered more than 40 young people in the past five years.

Two fatal violent crimes on Oʻahu last week — one in Nānākuli and another in Hālawa — have led to arrests and charges for attempted murder and murder.

Police said the suspect was arrested after being observed near two fires on Saturday in Kunia and Haleʻiwa, but has been connected to others.

The Honolulu City Council is moving along a resolution that would require the commission’s vetting process to include obtaining and reviewing references from candidates’ peers, supervisors and subordinates, and completing background checks and performance evaluations.

A new proposal would give Honolulu’s mayor the ability to hire and fire the city’s chief of police — a move that proponents say could improve oversight of the Honolulu Police Department. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

The lawsuit alleges that the mayor demonstrated a “pattern of illegal demands and conflicts.” It says that Logan had refused, which led to Blangiardi “threatening” Logan and his family if he didn’t resign.

A parcel of property adjacent to the Honolulu Police Department’s headquarters has been acquired by the City and County of Honolulu. The city's Department of Housing and Land Management facilitated the $8 million acquisition for the future HPD Annex.

A Hawaiʻi judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of Lindani Myeni, an unarmed Black man who was shot by Honolulu police in 2021. The judge granted the dismissal motion Tuesday.