Civil Beat Data – Honolulu Police Misconduct – Records

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Nearly once a week, on average, a Honolulu police officer is disciplined for misconduct. Yet the details of that bad behavior are never publicly revealed. More than a quarter of those incidents can be classified as criminal behavior — assaults, domestic violence, fleeing the scene of an accident, even criminal convictions. Civil Beat used annual summaries of misconduct provided to the Legislature by the Honolulu Police Department to compile 20 years of disciplinary action into an interactive database. Recent years include more information about officer misconduct, including whether an incident was sent to prosecutors or a disciplinary action was challenged by the union.

Honolulu Police Misconduct

25-013: Texted comments about an individual that were unprofessional and discriminatory. failed to activate his body-worn camera (BWC) or document his failure to activate his BWC during his encounter with the arrestee. Was unprofessional and discriminatory when he failed to notify his supervisor that the arrest did not fall with the Waikƒ´kƒ´ Safe and Sound criteria, resulting in a higher bail for the arrestee. Used his work computer while off duty to make checks of the arrestee accessing his personal information without justification.

Disciplinary action: Discharged

Status:Final

Union Intervention: No

Prosecutors notified:No

Name: Ej Foster

Falsification of records Abuse of power Unprofessional conduct Administrative is_failure_activate_bwc

Incidents involving same officer: 25-021

25-021: Engaged in an inappropriate, intimate relationship with a 17-year-old juvenile. Concealed the juvenile's whereabouts when informed that she was not permitted to be in his custody and later provided false information to a supervisor when he said he had not been with a juvenile. Accessed the HPD Case Report System (CRS) on numerous occasions and shared confidential police information without justification. Was partial and unprofessional when he used his suhtority as a police officer to actively investigate, detain, and arrest two indivuduals. Upon being assigned to handle a Sexual Assault in the Fourth Degree case, he failed to immediately notify his supervisor of his relationship with the victim. Upon being informed by the victim that false and/or inaccurate infrmation was provided regarding the facts and circumstances involved in the arrest of an individual, he failed to submit a follow-up incident report and/or make the appropriate notifications because of his relationahop with the victim. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Custodial Interference in the Second Degree. *Pending further development ** Officer discharge prior to this case being heard

Disciplinary action: **Discharged-day suspension

Status:Pending grievance

Union Intervention: No

Prosecutors notified:*No

Name: Ej Foster

Lying Falsification of records Abuse of power Criminal behavior Unprofessional conduct Administrative Other

Incidents involving same officer: 25-013