2022-12-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes December 16, 2022 Page 5 • Calls for service: Assistant Chief Quiocho reported for the month of November 2022, the department received 9,350 calls, bringing the total calls for service for the fiscal year to 49,542. • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Basque reported as of December 8, 2022, traffic crashes are at 382, compared to 348 last year. Traffic fatalities are at 13, compared to 13 last year. DUI arrests are at 380 compared to 395 last year. DUI arrests in November are 74 compared to 80 in October. For the month of November 2022, a total of 5,179 citations were issued, of that, 3,759 were issued for moving/regulatory, 342 for seat belts, 15 for child restraint and 1,063 were for speeding. Commissioner Toci wanted to know how much the community is participating in calling in and reporting reckless drivers. AC Basque stated it happens all the time, if units are available or in the area, they'll respond and most of the time they'll make contact with the drivers. Commissioner Robinson stated they previously spoke about figuring out traffic stats to see the difference between tourists compared to residents in our county. AC Basque stated that they're not able to identify through their system where the driver is from and are unable to create that report. He asked a TEU unit in AREA II to do a running tally and they came up with about 25% non-resident citations. AC Basque stated that it's a broad number, and they don't keep those statistics. Commissioner Quartararo asked when you exceed the speed limit, where's the flex in there? If the speed limit is posted at 55 and someone is going 60, are you ready to turn on the light and pull them over? AC Basque stated each officer has their own personal discretion. Technically, the speed limit is 55, and 56 is speeding. Commissioner Quartararo asked if there's a law stating if so many cars are behind you, you need to pull over and let other cars pass you. AC Basque stated if you're impeding traffic, yes. He believes but isn't too certain that if you're going 15 or below, but if you're going the speed limit and there are a lot of cars behind you, it's fine, it's up to you if you want to pull over or not. Commissioner Toci stated Saddle Road was made wider and safer, but crashes still occur and the issue is with speeding. She stated her husband experienced, even officers themselves coming up really close behind and making the driving conditions unsafe. She stated officers need to adhere to rules and safety too. If there's a need to get by then put on your sirens to create a safe passage, instead of making the drivers in front of you feel like they need to speed up or wondering what's going on. She stated unfortunately, Saddle continues to be a tragic place of accidents and everybody needs to adhere to the rules. Commissioner Sur stated he agrees with Commissioner Toci. He was coming back from a meeting one time and this 4Runner was passing a lot of cars, even on double