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A Honolulu park slide was removed and its entrance boarded up earlier this year. It's still unclear when it’ll be replaced.

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Waimana Enterprises, founded by Al Hee, was hit with utility violations and previously got wrapped up in a fraud case.

Honolulu police will start testing an AI program for writing reports run by body camera company Axon on Monday.

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