Though they’ve been studying body cameras for the last couple years, the Maui Police Department is only now equipping officers with the devices. According to Gregg Okamoto, the MPD’s public information officer, 89 patrol officers in the Lahaina, Kihei, Hana, Lanai and Molokai districts now wear body cameras. The promise of police officers wearing forward-facing cameras is … [Read more...] about U.S. Senator Brian Schatz wants to make it easier for cops to get body cameras. But will that help the public?
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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard co-sponsors House bill that restricts asset forfeiture
Here's a small bit of very encouraging news that comes from, of all places, the U.S. House of Representatives. Yesterday, the House actually approved a bi-partisan amendment to an appropriations bill that restricts Attorney General Jeff Sessions' plans to expand the loathsome practice known as asset forfeiture. What's more, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D–Hawaii, was one of the amendment … [Read more...] about Rep. Tulsi Gabbard co-sponsors House bill that restricts asset forfeiture
QuizUnderstood: How much do you know about the new ‘Hawaiian’ American Girl Doll?
1. On Aug. 21, American Girl started selling a new doll that was representative of “a Hawaiian girl growing up on the island of Oahu in 1941.” The doll’s first name is Nanea, and it retails for $115. What is the doll’s last name? A. Yamauchi B. Santos C. Mendoza D. Mitchell E. Nawahi 2. The Aug. 22 Maui County Council agenda included a communication from the Maui Police … [Read more...] about QuizUnderstood: How much do you know about the new ‘Hawaiian’ American Girl Doll?
Hawaii Supreme Court agrees to hear State of Hawaii v. Thomas A. Russo
In an effort to end the Maui County Prosecutor’s five-year campaign to bust MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo for photographing two Maui Police Officers on a public road (the county says he was “failing to comply” with the officers, but that’s BS to mask the fact that he was photographing cops on a public road), Russo’s attorneys Ben Lowenthal and Sam MacRoberts asked the Hawaii … [Read more...] about Hawaii Supreme Court agrees to hear State of Hawaii v. Thomas A. Russo
MauiTime Publisher appeals traffic stop photography arrest case to Hawaii Supreme Court
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly five years since two Maui Police Officers arrested MauiTime Publisher Tommy Russo (on Nov. 20, 2012) when he was photographing them on Haleakala Highway during a traffic stop. The Prosecuting Attorney’s office charged him with failure to comply with police officers and disorderly conduct (the cops' original charges of resisting arrest, … [Read more...] about MauiTime Publisher appeals traffic stop photography arrest case to Hawaii Supreme Court