WAIANAE (HawaiiNewsNow) - Concerns of gun violence and farmland crime were top of mind at a community meeting on Oahu’s leeward coast on Tuesday.

Senator Samantha Decorte hosted her first ever Waianae Townhall and said more law enforcement presence is needed.

Last month Honolulu Police Department’s new interim chief Rade Vanic announced he planned to add 12 permanent officers to District 8, covering Ewa to Makaha.

Meanwhile loved ones of rancher Cranston “Duke” Pia who was shot and killed last year by a trespassing hunter pleaded for property owners to take advantage of a new law cracking down on agricultural land crime.

Another topic was 1.7 million dollars worth of upgrades at the Waianae police station are set to be complete by fall next year.

Work includes building space for the C

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