Honolulu Police Department

A bill ordering the Honolulu Police Department to share information with news outlets has passed through its final hearing at the Honolulu City Council.

A new report recommends housing stipends, better medical benefits and other efforts to help recruit and retain Honolulu Police Department officers and civilian employees.

Honolulu’s city council has authorized a $1 million settlement for the family of a 16-year-old boy shot and killed by police in 2021. The death of Iremamber Sykap highlighted local racism toward Micronesians amid a national focus on police use of force.

More police officers in the state are getting approved for a new four-year contract that would increase their base pay by nearly 27% — the biggest raise they’ve received in at least 17 years.

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.