Most Police Reform Measures Fail To Gain Traction At Legislature - Honolulu Civil Beat
Most Police Reform Measures Fail To Gain Traction At Legislature
But proposals to ban no-knock warrants and collect data on use of force appear to be moving this session.
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As the Legislature reaches the halfway point of the 2021 session later this month, most measures that sought to reform police practices in Hawaii will probably be shelved for another year.
The measures were all introduced in the wake of high-profile police killings and protests nationally led by the Black Lives Matter movement calling for greater police reform. While Hawaii legislators appear ready to move forward on bills to ban “no-knock” warrants and collect data on use of force, most other reform-minded bills appear dead for the 2021 session.