2019-06-21 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes June 21, 2019 Page 2 Commissioner Toci stated that there was burned out car on the road in her Hawaiian Acres subdivision which must have happened over night. Assistant Chief Kanehailua stated that that is why he was looking forward to hearing from the Prosecutor. CIU is pretty good at identifying suspects. Commissioner Toci further stated that every month they listen to the reports and wonders what they, as commissioners, can do. Assistant Chief O'Connor stated that he does not have an answer. Many times it's a personal choice, someone committing a violent crime on another person. From his experience, a lot of domestic violence situations involve people under the influence of some type of drug. There are variables. • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported that FYTD, they had 873 traffic crashes and 27 traffic fatalities, 10 of which were DUI fatalities. They had 101 DUI arrests. For May 2019, 4,488 citations were issued: 3,260 moving/regulatory, 273 seat belt, 28 child restraint, and 927 speeding. Personnel Report: Assistant Chief Thomas reported having 28 sworn vacancies through May 31. They will have two more vacancies in July. They lost 2 recruits due to injuries but hope they come back. Recruit graduation will be in July. They are working on background checks for the next recruit class which is a laborious process to find quality people. • Finance Report: Assistant Chief Thomas reported that County Finance transferred FEMA funds into their overtime budget which now makes them a little bit ahead in their budget. Initially, they had to take money from other accounts to pay overtime. (Commissioner John Bertsch entered at 9:20 a.m.) Lieutenant Saludares explained the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, also known as CALEA. The commission was founded by the Department of Justice in 1979. Its purpose is to have proof of public service. They establish and administer the process which is a proven management model. Once it's approved, it provides the police chief with comprehensive written directives. It requires necessary reports and analyses to the police chief. It helps improve relationship with the community and minimize risk and liability. The commission meets three times a year. They look at standards, recommendations, and the world today. Standards cover every aspect of law enforcement. This year, the Hawaii Police Department is undergoing assessment for reaccreditation. There are 484 standards that the assessors look at. In April, they had mock assessments to prepare them for the assessments. They will be undergoing online review of their files beginning today. The assessors will be on the island in August. The Chief was provided an executive summary of the mock assessment.