Days Suspended

Type of Misconduct

Year

Status

Prosecutors Notified

Union Intervention

Honolulu Police Misconduct

2022-07-01: Assault in the Second Degree.Used excessive and/or unreasonable force on detainee. Caused bodily injury.

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
Yes

2022-08-01: Assault in the Second Degree.Used excessive and/or unreasonable force on detainee. Caused bodily injury.

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
Yes
Judah Kekua

2022-14: Failure to supervise. Improperly authorized back-to-back shifts and exceeded overtime limits. Theft in Fourth Degree

5-day suspension
Pending grievance
No
Yes

2022-15: Assault in the Second Degree. Used excessive/unreasonable force of arrestee.

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
No
Corey Morgan

2022-16: Failed to report or document incident of assault on arrestee. Falsified police report. Failed to intervene.

Discharged
Discharged
No
No

2022-17: Misclassified incident and failed to submit police report.

Divisional counseling-day suspension
Final
Yes
No

2022-18: Overbearing use of Conducted Energy Weapon. Told detainee he would activate the CEW in detainee's mouth.

10-day suspension
Arbitration
No
No

2021-001: Was involved in a physical confrontation with the complainant, causing pain and injury. Harassed and/or acted inappropriately when he continued to approach and argue with the complainant after she told him to leave her alone. Sent numerous text messages to the complainant that were demeaning and/or manipulative. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Abuse of Family or Household Members Criminal Property Damage in the Third Degree

Discharged
Pending grievance
Yes
Yes

2021-002: Operated his police vehicle in an unsafe manner. Failed toactivate his body-worn camera and failed to document theomission. Was untruthful and intentionally made falsestatements to police investigator(s).Criminal Conduct Initiated: False reporting to Law Enforcement Authorities

Discharged
Arbitration
No
Yes

2021-003: Knowingly falsified his submitted police reports. Failed toprepare and/or submit a property receipt for the items heaccepted as found property. Failed to activate his body-worncamera, failed to document the omission and failed toimmediately notify his supervisor. Revealed his confidentialdepartmental password to another officer.Criminal Conduct Initiated:Tampering With a Government Record*Pursuant to the grievance process, discharge reduced to20-day suspension.

20-day suspension-day suspension
Final
No
Yes
Tyler Kerch