![]() In response to the shooting, Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan pledged to step up enforcement of “illegal gambling,” but he noted that tackling cockfighting is tough. Maile Shimabukuro, who represents West Oahu where cockfighting is popular and where the shooting occurred, said in an interview that she’s “neutral” on cockfighting. “There is a sense that it should be illegal to the extent that it should discourage people from actively doing it in public places, but a lot of politicians and I think a large part of the community don’t really have a problem with it.” “Technically it’s illegal, but no one is actively trying to enforce the law,” he said. Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan said HPD will crack down on illegal gambling following the recent deadly shooting at a cockfight. “Cockfighting is one of these local issues I put in a category of fireworks and riding in the back of pickup trucks,” said Colin Moore, a public policy professor with the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. ![]() Over the years, several police officers have even gone to prison for taking money from cockfighting operations in exchange for warning them about upcoming raids. Supporters defend the activity as central to the culture of many Hawaii residents, and politicians and law enforcement have tacitly condoned it. The practice is illegal in all 50 states, but Hawaii is one of the few that considers it only a misdemeanor. Gambling is also illegal in Hawaii. Honolulu’s lack of action on cockfighting may be a reflection of public perception of the bloodsport in Hawaii. According to departmental statements though, the focus seems to have shifted to gambling in game rooms. But they did not respond to multiple requests to interview someone in narcotics/vice about why there have been no raids or arrests in the past year. HPD officials offered some reasons this week on why it’s hard to police cockfighting. Petitions were filed against the juvenile for the same charges, police said. Two suspects turned themselves in - Jacob Borge, 23, and 16-year-old Shaedan Styles.īorge was charged with first- and second-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and firearms charges. The shooting began when an altercation broke out as dozens of people were leaving the property, Hawaii News Now reported, citing court documents. ![]() Now, a shooting at a Waianae cockfight last weekend that left two people dead and three injured is bringing attention to HPD’s lack of cockfighting enforcement. The Honolulu Police Department hasn’t conducted a raid or made any arrests for cockfighting in well over a year, according to HPD spokeswoman Michelle Yu. In cockfighting, birds can fight to the death. “If we knew on Saturday there was a fight in Kalihi, Waianae, Ewa, Aiea, Waimanalo – we’d split the boys up and we’d try to raid as many different places as we could.” In addition to the undercover work, the department was doing weekly cockfighting raids, Koanui said. Attorney Steve Alm’s office on a series of cases that would eventually secure the federal indictment of 32 people for gambling and money laundering. ![]() In reality, he was working with then-U.S. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the Honolulu narcotics/vice officer went undercover in Oahu’s cockfighting world, playing a version of himself that was willing to take bribes. Some people still believe Earl Koanui was a crooked cop. Now, police haven’t made any arrests in over a year. I would say try another Hawaii news app (I have gone back to the KITV4app for now) and keep this one on the side in the hopes that it will be improved at some point in the future.HPD used to do weekly raids and undercover ops to tackle cockfighting. It's a shame that what could've become a much better app has actually gone from a five star to a three star app in my opinion. Now, it is not even possible to click on an image and zoom in on it videos do not play properly and sometimes even cause the app to forget which page you are on (when an unexpected full-page pop-over ad covers over the top of the player and the article and block everything, which you can only dismiss by clicking on a small X at the top of the advertisement which then loses your context in the app) and also the front page listing of all of the stories is much more long-winded now whereas before it was a nice simple list of headlines which you could easily select. Following the rewrite of this app in mid 2018, it has been much worse to use than before. I don't write negative reviews of apps, but in this case I must make an exception. The New Version Is Worse Than The Original ![]()
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