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The Conversation talked to the mayor Monday morning about some of his top priorities in the upcoming year, such as improving the police officer shortage and the Department of Planning and Permitting.
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Authorities say a man accused of dousing a woman with acid on Oʻahu last year allegedly tried to cast doubt on himself as a suspect by plotting with a fellow inmate to carry out a second, similar attack.
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Sheryl Sunia retired after 28 years on the force serving in Homicide, Child Sex Crimes and Crisis Negotiation. She was the chief negotiator for the Xerox case in 1999, when Bryan Koji Uyesugi fatally shot seven co-workers, including his supervisor.
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The Honolulu Police Department has fired three officers involved in a 2021 high-speed chase and crash that injured six people on the Waiʻanae Coast. All three filed grievances against the department, and their termination is not final.
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Police say a 10-year-old girl found dead at home on Oʻahu last month died from prolonged abuse and neglect, pneumonia and starvation. Her parents and grandmother were arrested Friday morning on suspicion of murder, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment and other crimes.
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Sebastian Mahkwan, 29, was indicted Tuesday for attempted murder in the second degree and assault in the first degree. He is being held without bail at the Oʻahu Community Correctional Center.
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Honolulu police reported yet another case of gun violence in West Oʻahu. Residents there rallied against gun violence last fall after a series of shootings. State Rep. Cedric Gates covers that district, which stretches from Waiʻanae to Mākaha to Māʻili.
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Officers were responding to reports of a man walking in the middle of traffic on Farrington Highway. The knife had a 2 to 3-inch blade that police say was thrown at HPD before they opened fire.
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Officers arrested the 29-year-old man on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder around 9 p.m. Friday in the Nimitz area. Police said the 25-year-old woman was attacked with a chemical that burned her skin and clothes.
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Senate Bill 2003 would have also ensured that all full-time officers receive crisis intervention training related to interaction with people with mental disabilities.