By Peter Boylan. Crime in Hawaii Editors' Picks. The Honolulu police chief, along with the chiefs of the other counties, submitted an annual report of misconduct incidents to lawmakers. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Twenty-two Honolulu police officers were disciplined in for 19 incidents including fleeing the scene of a car crash after a chase, using excessive force against a detainee and falsifying police reports.
In , 22 officers were disciplined in connection with 14 incidents. In , 27 were disciplined for 22 incidents, and in there were 55 officers disciplined for 42 incidents.
Stay in touch with breaking news, as it happens, conveniently in your email inbox. It's FREE! The accounting of police officers who were disciplined in by each department were due Friday at the state Legislature. Each report covers Jan. The report is not required to include descriptions of the incidents that led to the policy violations. We thoroughly investigate all allegations of misconduct and take swift, appropriate disciplinary action when necessary.
In , Raybuck was suspended for five days without pay for making racist comments about a Japanese American officer. On Oahu the disciplined officers included three officers awaiting an appeal of criminal charges stemming from a Sept. Officers Joshua J. Nahulu, Erik X. Smith and Jake R.
Bartolome were terminated but filed grievances against the department. The grievance process is being held in abeyance until the criminal cases are adjudicated. A fourth officer, Robert G. Lewis III, also faces criminal charges in connection with the crash and cover-up. Smith, Bartolome and Lewis are charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. They were also charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree hindering prosecution, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
