HONOLULU (KHON2) — A former board of directors member and the recent vice president said he was ousted from the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers — the allegations detailed in a 45-page lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Honolulu Police Department Sgt. David “Kawika” Hallums alleged that immediately following being sworn in as SHOPO’s vice president on Jan. 5, his fellow board of directors removed him because he was a whistleblower. Hallums’ attorney, Bosko Petricevic, said Hallums was given a resignation letter, and pressured by another board member to sign. He alleges that SHOPO leadership threatened prosecution if he refused.
“These are high-ranking experienced HPD officers who should know better. And they’re literally threatening their fellow officer with criminal prosecution to settle a personal score,” Petricevic said. “Obviously Kawika refused and that was the end of it,”
Petricevic said that the move came after Hallums complained about misuse of union funds by another SHOPO board member, among other things.
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SHOPO President Robert Cavaco denies these allegations and stated “the complaint filed by Mr. Hallums has no factual or legal merit. The allegations against SHOPO and its new leaders are false,”
SHOPO also claimed that it was Hallums that misused union funds by taking vacation and per diem during a 2019 work trip.
“Mr. Hallums profited by double-dipping in violation of SHOPO’s applicable...
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