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SAFE COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM QUARTERLY REPORT PROJECT TITLE: HPD SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM/ SC08-06 (01-H-02) Hawaii Police Department's goal is to decrease the number of speeding involved fatalities and consequently reduce the total number of traffic fatalities on the Big Island. HPD also will increase the number of citations by 5% during this grant period. STRATEGIES 1. Conduct 100 high visibility checkpoints, specifically in locations known for excessive speed violations and locations of recent crashes involving serious injuries or death. 2. Establish operations targeting street or "outlaw" racing that will be conducted in affected districts and during the late night peak racing rimes. Operations to include enforcement of regulatory traffic violations often associated with street racing vehicles and speeding. 3 Issuing approximately 1,000 speeding citations with grant funding. 4. Issue approximately 2,500 citations for other violations with grant funding. 5. Effect approximately 20 arrests during enforcement efforts for racing on the highways, warrant violations and other offenses. 6. Purchase (4) dual directional radar units for use by police unmarked vehicles in districts where the occurrence of speed related crashes is especially high. 7. Conduct Speed Mobilization Periods island wide to promote enforcement and public awareness. GRANT PERIOD RESULTS: (FOURTH OUARTER/FINAL REPORT) 1. Officers conducted 64 speed checkpoints island wide in the fourth quarter. Officers conducted 256 grant funded speed checkpoints island wide during this FFY 2008. 2. Districts have conducted speed operations during evening hours to target racing on the roadways. North Kohala district held one on September 13, 2008 on