Days Suspended

Type of Misconduct

Year

Status

Prosecutors Notified

Union Intervention

Honolulu Police Misconduct

2020-19: Submitted falsified information on multiple required federal grant documents for an Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant roadblock.

10-day suspension
Pending grievance
Yes
No
N/A

2020-20: Submitted falsified information on a required federal grant document for Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant roadblock.

5-day suspension
Final
No
No

2020-21: Failed to properly investigate several cases and supervise a subordinate to complete the outstanding cases.(Officer retired prior to 10-day suspension.)

10-day suspension
Final
No
No
John Rathjen
2020-23

2020-22: Failed to complete investigations in a timely manner and properly investigate several cases. (Officer retired prior to 10-day suspension.)

10-day suspension
Final
No
No

2020-23: Submitted falsified information on documentation for Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant (OVUII) roadblock. Submitted a falsified police report for the OVUII roadblock. Failed to properly supervise personnel during the OVUII roadblock. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Tampering with a Government Record (Officer retired prior to discharge)

Discharged
Final
No
Yes
John Rathjen
2020-21

2020-24: Submitted falsified information on required federal grant documents for an Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant roadblock.

5-day suspension
Pending grievance
Yes
No
N/A

2020-25: Submitted falsified information on required federal grant documents for an Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant roadblock.

5-day suspension
Final
No
No

2020-26: Submitted falsified information on required federal grant documents for an Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of an Intoxicant roadblock.

5-day suspension
Final
No
No
Jason Tanaka

2020-27: Used work computer to obtain personal contact. Failed to activate body camera.

1-day suspension
Arbitration
No
No

2020-28: Involved in verbal argument with ex-girlfriend, which escalated into physical altercation where he pushed her, causing her to fall to the ground and sustain an abrasion. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Abuse of Family or Household Members (Prosecutors not notified because Department of Public Safety handled the investigation.) (Pursuant to the grievance process, discharge reduced to 115 day suspension.)

115-day suspension
Final
Yes
No
Troy Stewart