Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Calls to swap cops for counselors at Hawaiʻi schools have grown louder after a Honolulu police officer made the rare move of deploying pepper spray to break up a fight.

But it’s fights like these that have led parents and politicians to petition for armed officers on some Oʻahu campuses.

Read the full story: civilbeat.org/2026/03/police-use-of-pepper-spray-at-hawaii-school-boosts-calls-for-counselors