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Crowds of more than a thousand people gathered at Kamehameha Schools’ Bishop Memorial Chapel and outside Honolulu Police Department headquarters Saturday for final salutes to fallen police Officer Kaulike Kalama. Read more
Watch video of today’s roll call ceremony honoring fallen officer Kaulike Kalama, who was killed Jan. 19 in the Hibiscus Drive shooting. Read more
The Honolulu Police Department announced that funeral services for Officer Kaulike Kalama, who was killed Jan. 19 in the Hibiscus Drive shooting, will be held today at Kamehameha Schools Kapalama. Read more
The city is giving higher priority to building permit applications from property owners affected by last month’s tragedy on Hibiscus Drive. Read more
Two of the proposals that Ballard is backing are being linked to the murders of Honolulu Police Officers Tiffany Enriquez and Kaulike Kalama in a Diamond Head neighborhood on Jan. 19. Read more
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Last week the House and Senate devoted hours to hearings on 18 gun bills, but a measure that would lift some restrictions on how protective orders are enforced was deferred. Read more
The deadly events last month at a Diamond Head neighborhood have raised questions about how to keep weapons out of the hands of mentally unstable people. Read more
Today’s announcement by the city was expected and came after the Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed notification of Hanel’s next of kin, officials said. Read more
Today’s announcement by the city was expected and was possible after the Medical Examiner’s Office was able to confirm notification of Hanel’s next of kin, officials said. Read more
Fallen Honolulu police officer Tiffany-Victoria B. Enriquez, Hawaii’s first female police officer to be killed in the line of duty, was remembered Thursday as a warm person with an infectious smile that brought people together. Read more
Solemn faces watched as motorcade led by solo bike officers escorted a hearse carrying Enriquez to the front of HPD’s headquarters where a police dispatcher called out her name. Read more
All was calm on the sunny lawn behind the Florentine villa of Hawaii School for Girls at La Pietra, which held a luncheon Tuesday to honor and thank the first responders who on Jan. 19 rushed to the aid of residents of the surrounding neighborhood. Read more
Hundreds gathered as the sun set on Sandy Beach to hold a candlelight vigil Tuesday honoring Honolulu police officer Kaulike Kalama, who was one of two officers killed 11 days ago responding to a landlord-tenant dispute. Read more
Family and friends of Kaulike Kalama have described him as a “quiet hero,” whose calm presence made him the “rock” that others looked to as a source of strength. The vigil will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. at Sandy Beach. Read more
One week after a fire and shooting in a quiet Diamond Head neighborhood left four people dead, including two Honolulu police officers, numerous onlookers visited the street. Read more