2022-12-13 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Special Meeting Minutes December 13, 2022 Page 25 everyone in the department will have the same training and have the same understanding of what they're supposed to do. That also helps the supervisors to be better leaders and to better support those decisions. If they don't understand or as Ms. Bird had mentioned, some of them say " the last time I was trained it was this..." or "back when I was trained then..." well now everyone would be on the same page. It also brings good comradery, you're training with your watch, with your sergeant, everyone is training together and it builds teams. ➢ Paul Applegate stated annual recall training is very important because police officers have high liability activity that they do every day and we need to be current in doing it the right way with the current Supreme Court rulings or whatever it may be. If not, you bring high liability to the department. The officer's and citizens' safety could be in jeopardy if officers aren't up to speed with the current trainings. The barriers to this are scheduling and overtime, both of which could be overcome. As chief, he would immediately work on this issue with commanders and make sure that every person that needs to be trained gets the training that they need. Commissioner Toci asked if Kauai PD does annual recall training. Mr. Applegate stated yes, and it is expensive. Vice Chair Brown stated there were a couple of troubling things they heard today and in the past when they started the process of hiring the police chief. It was that the general orders only apply to the rank and file and not to admin. He also heard that training for existing officers is pretty much non-existent and he has to make sure that he points out that it's not the recruit training because he has heard nothing but excellent comments about the recruit training that goes on. He hopes whoever is selected as chief will at least try to take some steps to try to improve the training for current officers. • Commissioner Andrion had a question specifically for Benjamin Moszkowicz. He stated there have been several public testimonies brought before this commission on behalf of Major Bird, Mr. Ignacio, and Captain Applegate, in contrast, they have not received any on your behalf. Because this is a process that involves, relies and serves on behalf of the public do you see this as problematic? What is your message to the public and to this commission considering this, especially if you are selected as the next chief of police? ➢ Benjamin Moszkowicz stated that's an excellent question and certainly is something that needs to be addressed. He's not from here, he was not born on the Big Island, and he has not worked for the Hawaii County Police Department. He has developed himself professionally and academically to the point where he feels he can contribute to the department and he thinks