The Honolulu City Council will consider a measure that requires the Honolulu Police Department to create a plan to better communicate with news outlets and the public.
In the bill, HPD would need to provide access to its dispatch radio communications to local media outlets. The department encrypted its scanners in 2022, denying access to the public and media.
The chief of police would also be required to submit an annual report to the City Council about the department’s relations with the media…