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Waikiki community ramps up efforts to reduce crime

By Kat Wade / Special to the Star-Advertiser

Aug. 4, 2022

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HPD officer Moses Chang-Nuusolia, left, and residents Chad Snater and John Deutzman, pass a graffiti-covered wall as they walk to several areas of Waikiki that have had incidents of crime. A new crime-reduction program called “Safe and Sound Waikiki” is kicking off in the neighborhood where a rash of high-profile violent crimes, including a recent sword attack at a Kalakaua Avenue 7-Eleven, has sharpened community concerns.
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State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, left, and officer Ryan Yamamoto from the community policing team pass a graffiti-covered wall as they walk to several areas of Waikiki that have had incidents of crime.
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Waikiki residents meet with Honolulu police, Waikiki Neighborhood Board officials and state elected officials Rep. Adrian Tam and Sen. Sharon Moriwaki at the 7- Eleven where an employee recently severed a man's hand.
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State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, left, chats with Waikiki Neighborhood Board member and President of Canterbury Place HOA Tommy Penrose while State House candidate Jillian Anderson talks with officer Moses Chang-Nuusolia at the 7- Eleven where an employee recently severed a man's hand in Waikiki.
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One of many empty storefronts in Waikiki on Kalakaua Avenue.
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Tourists pass a homeless man in Waikiki.
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One of several vacant lots near the 7- Eleven where an employee recently attacked a man with a sword.
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HPD. Major Randall Platt talks with Waikiki Neighborhood Board member Tommy Penrose at the 7-Eleven where an employee severed a man’s hand with a sword.
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HPD acting lieutenant Blake Arita talks with Waikiki resident John Deutzman as Major Randall Platt talks with Waikiki Neighborhood Board member Tommy Penrose at the 7-Eleven where an employee severed a man’s hand with a sword.
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Chad Snater, State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, and resident Jennifer Hunt visit the garage of The Pavilion, whose driveway is next to the 7-Eleven where an employee severed a man’s hand with a sword in Waikiki.
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Officer Taryn Osborne and State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki look out from the garage at The Pavilion in Waikiki.
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State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, left, and officer Ryan Yamamoto from the community policing team chat as they pass empty newsstands that have become bathrooms to the homeless.
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Jeff Merz, the vice chair of District 1 Waikiki Neighborhood Board, talks with Louis Erteschik as Waikiki residents meet with Honolulu police, Waikiki Neighborhood Board officials and state elected officials.
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Maintenance and security man Joe Johnson shakes hands with officer Taryn Osborne while resident Jennifer Hunt and acting lieutenant Blake Arita look on when they visit the garage of The Pavilion, whose driveway is in an alley next to the 7-Eleven where an employee severed a man’s hand with a sword.
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One of many empty storefronts in Waikiki on Kalakaua Avenue.
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Acting lieutenant Blake Arita, officer Ryan Yamamoto, State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki, and officer Taryn Osborne wait for the elevator at The Pavilion after Waikiki residents met with Honolulu police, Waikiki Neighborhood Board officials and elected officials.
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Officer Moses Chang-Nuusolia, left, State House candidate Jillian Anderson and resident Chad Snater talk when they stopped to visit The Pavillion in Waikiki.
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Resident Kathryn Henski, left, smiles as State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki hugs acting lieutenant Blake Arita.
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Waikiki resident John Deutzman and acting lieutenant Blake Arita look out from the garage at The Pavilion.
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State House candidate Jillian Anderson talks with officer Moses Chang-Nuusolia as they pass one of many closed business fronts on Kalakaua Avenue.
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The 7- Eleven on Kalakaua Avenue where an employee recently attacked a man with a sword.
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People watch as a homeless man plops down to take a nap in front of the 7-Eleven where an employee recently attacked a man with a sword.
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A homeless man takes a nap in front of the 7- Eleven where an employee recently attacked a man with a sword.
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A homeless man takes a nap in front of the 7- Eleven where an employee recently attacked a man with a sword.
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State House candidate Jillian Anderson talks with officer Moses Chang-Nuusolia and resident Chad Snater while officer Ryan Yamamoto from the community policing team, resident John Deutzman and State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki pass a graffiti-covered wall.
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State House candidate Jillian Anderson, left, talks with officer Moses Chang-Nuusolia as they walk with residents Chad Snater and John Deutzman.
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State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki and officer Ryan Yamamoto from the community policing team chat. In the background stands the now empty Duty Free Shopping Center.
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Waikiki resident Chad Snater, State House candidate Jillian Anderson, officer Moses Chang-Nuusolia, John Deutzman, Sen. Sharon Moriwaki and officer Ryan Yamamoto from the community policing team walk down Lewers Street.

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