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The Latest: 6 Deaths, 179 New Cases; HPD Defends Robotic Dog Purchase

Updated 11/14/21, 12:45 p.m. The Honolulu Police Department is defending its purchase of a semi-autonomous robot dog named SPOT using federal CARES Act funds. HPD has spent close to $40 million in federal funds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of that money was used for officer overtime pay and to purchase ATVs, trucks and personal protective equipment. But $150,045 was also spent acquiring the SPOT from Boston Dynamics. The high tech robot wento to assist HPD s Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) program for Oahu s homeless during the pandemic.  Officers with the POST program told the City Council s Public Safety committee Wednesday that the robot has helped with, among other things, security, disinfection and temperature checks. Acting Lieutenant Joseph O Neal says SPOT also limits face-to-face interaction with potential COVID-positive individuals.

The Latest: HPD Defends Robotic Dog Purchase; Federal Help Available For Farmers; MVT Goes Virtual

• 5 hours ago Casey Harlow / HPR The Honolulu Police Department is defending its purchase of a semi-autonomous robot dog named SPOT using federal CARES Act funds. HPD has spent close to $40 million in federal funds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of that money was used for officer overtime pay and to purchase ATVs, trucks and personal protective equipment. But $150,045 was also spent acquiring the SPOT from Boston Dynamics. The high tech robot wento to assist HPD s Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) program for Oahu s homeless during the pandemic.  Officers with the POST program told the City Council s Public Safety committee Wednesday that the robot has helped with, among other things, security, disinfection and temperature checks. Acting Lieutenant Joseph O Neal says SPOT also limits face-to-face interaction with potential COVID-positive individuals.

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