Oahu marketplace owner hires private security to crack down on crime

With crime and vagrancy still major problems in Honolulu's Chinatown, one businessman is taking matters into his own hands.

[mapuanakupuna]

It's an unfortunate REALITY that in Hawaii & many other places the citizens are having to take the LAW INTO THEIR HANDS to protect what is theirs & their own! Good on you guys for going this route as we have no other choice now a days! Prayers for the Safety of all who fight crime & to those who are willing to defend what's theirs!! TY goodness that we now have Conceal & Carry & for the companies like BYRNA that are now operating in Hawaii! TY to all YOU HERO's who are putting their lives on the line!!

[karenmorita]

Finally . Thank you for standing up for the innocent people who just want to live again in a safer world . Thank you .

[jasestrickland]

This is what SF should have done when vagrants and drugs moved in. The owner and vendors are taking the matter into their own hands. I applaud them! Private security is not cheap but it’ll be worth it in the long term. The owner cares about his customers. These are after all, the people who are his paying customers and they MUST be kept safe. And their presence alone is a very welcoming force to be reckoned with.

[ropatiliua]

This is good you hire the private security guards. Protect downtown and especially our elders who shop in that area. Take back the islands from the knuckleheads. Protect the kupuna

[crash]

AREO security! right on braddah! good for you on the contract! bless up!

[kevingrennan]

Its a failure of local government when private citizens are forced to use their own funds in addition to the high taxes they already pay, to get the basic services they need like protection from the droves of criminals Honolulu has released back onto the streets, leaving the public to bear the brunt of the problem. Its always some excuse why "nothing can be done" by local government: plenty of reasons provided why they: cant fix the roads, cant deal with the homeless, cant tackle crime, cant provide enough affordable housing, cannot reduce expenses for working people whom they were intended to serve in the first place. Great to see one person standing up and doing something, maybe local officials will take some notes on how to get things done.

[ClarkKent-tgls]

NRA quote (it's like the criminals have more rights than we do)

[johnnytran]

Did she say $15000 a month out of his own pocket?!?!

[bombaybeach]

But this is what you have to do. The police have been told to stay hands off and the homeless addicts think they own the place.

[Golgibaby]

Please continue follow up to see trajectory of change in approach--at least this is a direction away from insanity of previously doing the same thing over and over. Timestamp: 01:59 It's repeated patterns of public perceptions like this that lead to end stage cynicism and distrust in the presumed promised outcome of public safety in the enforcement of the law. How much of a cognitive distortion is it when reality continues to reflect ineffectiveness, powerlessness, and impotency of status quo approaches to crime?

[CaptainHi-Top-wq]

GANG TRUTH IS THIS I AM HAWAIIAN AND ANYBODY RUINING OUR PARADISE MUST LEAVE THAT GOES FOR YOU

[johnsotelo]

Politicans in office makes island local life harder everyday. Higher taxes, price out of paradise. Criminals get more rights than law abiding citizens. Everything starts from the top and work it way down to the bottom. When rail starts at the end of the month. Crime going get even higher. Now hpd got to figure out where the criminals when go and run, the bus or the rail

[ajshaka]

"From his own pocket"...lol...hes going to charge vendors 1500% more for rent.

[COVID-cmrn]

Good on the owner. Sucks though $15k a month is alot.

[haveaniceday]

I wont go to ChinaTown anymore because of all the druggies and homeless i just don’t feel safe. Kudo’s to the owner for hiring his own team since HPD is good for nothing.

[dustinmiller]

HI time! That place was rough, especially the restrooms.

[DanielRojas-nwmv]

When politicians made shoplifting not a crime this is the result 🧐🇺🇸

[SwtIslandGurl]

This is GOOD NEWS and has been so long awaited!

[ecobeast]

If it has to be done right, do it yourself!!!

[domingotripp]

A lot of Hate for the Homeless…
I’m sure there is a better solution… And the way that guy openly showed his disdain will not get him the people he needs 😢