Twenty-nine Honolulu police officers were disciplined in 2023 in connection with 28 incidents, including covering up police pursuits that ended in crashes and acquiring parts to build a ghost gun.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi “could not be anymore dissatisfied” with what he called the Honolulu Police Department’s “failing” communication efforts, saying officers don’t get to make up their own rules about what the public needs to know.
In the aftermath of the New Year’s Day-long manhunt and firefights that left a felon dead and two officers hospitalized, Honolulu police are establishing a 24/7 system for notifying the public of active threats.
Many Oahu residents expressed their concerns at a Honolulu city council meeting today. Many said they want to see more efforts from the Honolulu Fire Department s (HFD) response to wildfires.