One of two Honolulu police officers arrested Aug. 15 on suspicion of smoking marijuana in a van at a city park in Las Vegas was granted a second continuance in the case last week and is scheduled to go to trial on the charge Jan. 28.

Court officials in Las Vegas said officer Shayne Souza was granted the continuance for further negotiations in the case.

Souza had been scheduled to go to trial on the charge Nov. 18, but was granted a continuance until Dec. 16. On that date, a second continuance was granted, this one until Jan. 28.

Souza and a second Ho-no-lulu police officer, Kevin Fujioka, were off-duty and in Las Vegas to participate in a softball tournament when they were arrested. Fujioka is due to be arraigned tomorrow in Las Vegas Justice Court.

A trial is also scheduled for Feb. 9 for Scott Wilson, who has been described as a Honolulu social worker.

Souza, 47, Fujioka, 37, and Wilson, 38, were arrested near Desert Breeze Park in Las Vegas after police officers noticed a white van parked across several parking stalls and investigated.

All three men were charged with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

Souza was also charged with obstructing a public officer for allegedly running away after being told to stand in front of the van in which he and the other two men were found.

Fujioka was also charged with driving under the influence of a narcotic, a felony.

Souza and Fujioka have been stripped of their police powers and put on administrative leave without pay pending the outcome of an internal HPD investigation.

Souza is a 20-year veteran of the department, and Fujioka has been with HPD for 13 years.