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Hawaii Police Commission <br /> Special Meeting Minutes <br /> December 13, 2022 <br /> Page 14 <br /> Mr. Ignacio stated he feels that's an area that he believes they're losing <br /> recruitment on. You mentioned the Pacific Northwest, since he was a police <br /> officer, they've recruited guys from Honolulu PD because there's a strong <br /> Hawaii-based community there. It's also a lateral, they learn the GOs for a <br /> couple of weeks, go with an FTO, and they're on the street. He stated that he <br /> would be in favor of that, we should recruit from the mainland. There's a lot of <br /> experience out there, we should be looking for guys to come in and fill those <br /> gaps that have experience. He would like to look at the current training <br /> program as it pertains to those individuals that we're recruiting from the <br /> mainland. He would be open to having a shortened academy where they go <br /> over their GOs and procedures. He would take it one step further. If we have <br /> guys from the mainland, he would want them to go through a Hawaiian culture <br /> class, so they can understand the differences of being in Hawaii. Even if you <br /> look at our state, if you're a local from the Big Island, it's a little different from <br /> being a resident of Honolulu. We're very unique here. If we want the officers to <br /> be successful here, they're going to need to understand that. <br /> ➢ Benjamin Moszkowicz stated in researching the department and trying to think <br /> through possibilities and applying for this position, he did learn that Hawaii <br /> County does have a seven to eight-week lateral transfer program. He knows of <br /> people who used to be beat partners with him in Honolulu who transferred <br /> over to the Big Island. As far as credit and years served, those things do <br /> transfer over because it's a SHOPO position to a SHOPO position. It's an ERS <br /> position to an ERS position. If we're talking about within the state, there is <br /> some flexibility in policy. Such a program does exist. It's seven to eight weeks <br /> of classroom, requalifications based on department standards with use-of- <br /> force options, and learning about the revised ordinance in the Big Island as <br /> opposed to where you came from. The Hawaii Revised Statutes are the same, <br /> so we can boil that down, and following that seven to eight-week period is a <br /> period with an FTO. When he was in Human resources in Honolulu, they were <br /> about to start their very first class of mainland lateral transfers. They <br /> developed a curriculum, worked through HR issues, negotiated with SHOPO, <br /> and determined a pay step that the lateral transfers would enter at. Just as <br /> they were about to notify those candidates, they had gone through an informal <br /> director's interview, interviewed all of them and then the administration in the <br /> department put the brakes on it. It's absolutely something that we should take <br /> a look at. There needs to be an aspect to the lateral type of program that <br /> introduces people to the culture to make sure that they're going to be able to <br /> police in our neighborhoods, in our community the way that our community <br /> members expect. <br /> ➢ Sherry Bird stated that she is a supporter. They already accept transfers from <br /> within the State. The difficulty is getting those mainland transfers. She doesn't <br />