(AP) — A Honolulu Police Department study found that its officers used the most force against Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. The study presented on Wednesday found that 34.5% of all use of force incidents occurred against Native Hawaiians. Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders were also the group most likely to be arrested by Honolulu officers. The ethnic group represented 38.1% of arrests in 2019. Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders comprised just 10% of the state in 2019. The police department studied use-of-force cases from 2015 to 2019.

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