{"id":2349,"date":"2026-07-08T06:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2349"},"modified":"2026-07-08T06:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T06:05:15","slug":"learned-a-lot-new-hpd-chief-david-lazar-walks-the-streets-with-officers-in-waikiki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2349","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Learned a lot\u2019: New HPD Chief David Lazar walks the streets with officers in Waikiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Just days after being sworn in, Honolulu Police Chief David Lazar is spending time with officers in the field as he begins leading the department.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2348\">East Oahu residents criticize \u2018monster home,\u2019 property owner responds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hawaii News Now caught up with Lazar in Waikiki on the busy Fourth of July holiday, where he walked the beat with officers in the tourist district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see what the officers are doing up close so I can get a feel for how things are going and really to be supportive and to determine what they need,\u201d Lazar said.<\/p>\n<p>Lazar said he plans to visit every patrol district to meet with officers and community members, rather than making decisions solely from his office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2346\">South Carolina mental health facility cited after Hawaii patient\u2019s suicide<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to sit in my office and make decisions about how we should police this island. 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