Madeleine Valera

Artificial intelligence is already widely used in city government. Some residents want to see the charter updated to require more transparency.

The Honolulu City Council is slated to vote on whether to approve the settlement in the 2021 death of 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap at its next meeting.

Honolulu police will start testing an AI program for writing reports run by body camera company Axon on Monday.

Programs providing targeted outreach to Native Hawaiian and Filipino survivors are among those facing cuts.

Cachuela's death shows the danger ghost guns pose to victims of domestic violence and the general public, law enforcement officers say.

AI could reduce the time officers spend completing paperwork, but some groups urge caution about entrusting such a critical part of policing to "unreliable and untested" technology.

Representatives of Nānākuli High and Intermediate School say they have been left out of Oʻahu's upcoming school resource officer pilot program.

Sonny Siofele, who was shot by Honolulu police outside The Queen's Medical Center last week, had struggled with substance abuse and mental health issues for decades, according to a July report from his probation officer.

Legal experts said Sabrina McKenna's opinion on the case involving three former city officials was not related to the matter before the court.

Police said the man, who had been reported as armed and suicidal, pointed a gun at them.