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Neighborhood board presses for restored security after Aina Hainoa Library arrest

Kuleo o Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board · February 12, 2026
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Summary

After a Jan. 10 arrest at Aina Hainoa Library, residents urged restoring an on-site security officer; HPD said officers tased and arrested a disorderly visitor, recommended calling 911 for immediate threats and referred funding/contracting questions to library administrators.

Residents at the Kuleo o Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board meeting on Feb. 4 urged the city to restore an on‑site security presence at Aina Hainoa Library after a Jan. 10 incident in which officers arrested a disorderly person.

Lieutenant Nishimura of the Honolulu Police Department, District 7, described the Jan. 10 response: library staff asked a patron to leave after violating library rules, the individual became belligerent, officers were…

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