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Organizations call on Honolulu to end homeless sweeps - Aug. 21, 2020
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In March 2020, the Honolulu Police Department and the city suspended homeless disruptions, but they resumed in May after HPD’s Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage Center opened with a capacity of 200.
ACLU Executive Director Joshua Wisch contended that with community spread and COVID outbreaks at Oahu Community Correctional Center and homeless shelters, dispersing unsheltered people endangered the public. Find this segment on The Conversation.
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Police Killing Of Micronesian Teen In Hawaii Prompts Grief And Questions - Honolulu Civil Beat
Police Killing Of Micronesian Teen In Hawaii Prompts Grief And Questions
Nearly two weeks after the shooting, Honolulu police still haven’t explained why the teenager was shot or released officers’ body camera footage. Reading time: 13 minutes.
Sean Middleton was sitting in his car at a stoplight on Kalakaua Avenue on April 5 when he heard gunfire. Honolulu police officers were shooting at a stolen white Honda Accord filled with six suspects aged 14 to 22.
It was only later that Middleton learned that his 16-year-old friend, Iremamber Sykap, had been killed in the police shooting.
Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard (Source: Hawaii News Now) By Lynn Kawano | April 8, 2021 at 1:37 PM HST - Updated April 8 at 1:41 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Commission has set a 60-day deadline for HPD Chief Susan Ballard to make dramatic changes to the department, but community watchdog groups are wondering what, if anything, will happen if she does not meet those expectations.
âIs the chief going to be held to this performance improvement plan?â asked Joshua Wisch, of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Among the requested changes to her leadership and management style, Ballard has to eliminate a âculture of blameâ at the Honolulu Police Department and take responsibility as the chief.