Could media access to HPD police scanners be restored?

Could media access to HPD police scanners be restored?

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- A bill that would provide media access to Honolulu police scanners is heading back to the Committee for further discussion. City council debates media access to HPD radios The Honolulu City Council passed the bill to its second reading on Wednesday, Aug. 6. HPD made the change to encrypted scanners in 2022, after making scanners accessible to the public for more than 30 years. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered…

Media access to HPD radio channels receives pushback | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Pushback continued Wednesday against proposed legislation to force the Honolulu Police Department to restore limited access to its radio communications to news media outlets.