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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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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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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.
Despite millions in federal funds, HPDâs tent city at Keehi Lagoon sits mostly underutilized
Despite millions in federal funds, HPDâs tent city at Keehi Lagoon sits mostly underutilized By Allyson Blair | December 10, 2020 at 3:49 PM HST - Updated December 10 at 8:26 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Departmentâs large tent city at Keehi Lagoon Beach Park is a highly-visible symbol of the twin battles being raged against COVID-19 and homelessness.
But the rising cost of the emergency shelter is raising red flags amongst members of the Honolulu City Council and within the community.
Over the past few months, HPD has spent millions of dollars in federal coronavirus aid on things like tents and generators, so homeless people who wanted to get off the streets during the pandemic could quarantine at the facility.