2023-05-19 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes May 19, 2023 Page 5 Chair Robinson clarified with Mr. Seitz that his clients will withdraw the existing complaint and will re-file it in an acceptable format, which Mr. Seitz confirmed. Chair Robinson asked for a motion to accept the withdrawal. Commissioner Bertsch made a motion to accept the withdrawal of complaint no. HPC 23- 07 without prejudice to re-file, seconded by Commissioner Quartararo, who asked if there's anything prohibiting them from refiling again. DCC Frenz stated as long as they do it within 90 days of the incident. Commissioner Bertsch stated for the record, the commission has the ability to waive the 90 days. There was no further discussion, it carried unanimously. Chair Robinson announced the complaint has been withdrawn and acknowledged by the commission. The complainants have until June 12t" to re-file the complaint in an acceptable format. (Mr. Seitz, Mr. Kehele-Bishop and Ms. Tripp Gouveia exited). APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Commissioner Quartararo motioned to approve the regular and executive session minutes for April 21, 2023. Seconded by Commissioner Lassiter with no discussion, it carried unanimously, and the minutes were approved. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Items from the Chief's written reports were highlighted: • Crime Report: Major Mahuna reported through April, there were 4,940 serious crimes. The Area I and Area II Criminal Investigation units investigated 616 of those cases: 343 in Area I and 273 in Area II. Commissioner Bertsch pointed out that assaults in Area II increased dramatically. There was a discussion regarding thefts and auto thefts. • Traffic Report: Major Bird reported that as of May 3, 2023, traffic crashes are at 763, compared to 686 last year. Traffic fatalities are at 22 compared to 26 last year. The DUI fatality count is at 12, compared to 17 last year. DUI arrests are at 799, compared to 851 last year. DUI arrests for the month of April 2023 are 81, compared to 98 in March. For the month of April 2023, a total of 4,698 citations were issued: 3,258 for moving/regulatory, 324 for seat belts, 34 for child restraint, and 1,082 for speeding. Commissioner Quartararo asked if there would be more DUI arrests if they had more officers on the road. Major Bird stated yes and explained if they had more officers, it would make an impact. • Personnel Report: Chief Moszkowicz reported HPD has 410 sworn personnel, there are 7 recruits in training, which leaves them with a total of 417 actual sworn positions. With 484 authorized sworn positions, there are currently 67 sworn vacancies. There are 116 civilian personnel, one is in the hiring process, and two are in the exit process. Out