2023-10-20 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes October 20, 2023 Page 3 • Commissioner Bertsch motioned to approve the regular and executive session minutes for September 22, 2023, seconded by Commissioner Sur with no discussion, it carried unanimously, and the minutes were approved. Recess was called at 9.30 a.m., the meeting reconvened at 9.35 a.m. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Items from the Chief's written reports were highlighted: • Crime Report: Acting Major Amaral reported through September 30, 2023, there were 1,386 serious crimes: 130 burglaries, 18 robberies, 772 thefts, 116 auto thefts, 59 sexual assaults, no murders, 3 attempted murders, and 288 aggravated assaults. Crimes listed by area: for September 2023, 274 for Area I and 160 in Area 11. For FY 23-24, there were 846 in Area I and 540 in Area 11. Of the 1,386 serious crimes, Criminal Investigation units investigated 192 of those cases, 92 in Area I and 100 in Area 11. Area I cleared 110 of those cases and Area II cleared 65. • Calls for Service: For September 2023, the department received 9,701 calls for service. The fiscal year to date is at 30,402. Out of those calls, 2,431 were criminal/traffic cases and 7,270 were miscellaneous public assistance calls. Commissioner Quartararo asked him to define moving/regulatory. Acting Major Amaral explained regulatory would be things such as safety checks. • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Basque reported that as of October 9, 2023, traffic crashes are at 196, compared to 231 last year. Traffic fatalities are at 4 compared to 8 last year. DUI arrests are at 230, compared to 226 last year. DUI arrests for September 2023 are 79, compared to 77 in August 2023. For September 2023, a total of 4,688 citations were issued: 3,225 for moving/regulatory, 329 for seat belts, 26 for child restraint, and 1,108 for speeding. Commissioner Sur raised concerns about an increase in cars, particularly Teslas, without front license plates, as well as numerous out-of-state license plates. He inquired about the protocol for checking the duration of time vehicles with out-of-state plates have been in Hawaii. AC Basque stated to his knowledge, vehicles with out-of- state plates are legal until their expiration date from the originating state, after which they should be registered in Hawaii. Not having a front license plate constitutes a traffic violation falling under regulatory laws. Commissioner Sur asked whether they would track vehicles with out-of-state plates. A/Major Amaral explained that if a traffic violation occurs, running the license plate to verify its validity is part of the process. While they can conduct out-of-state license plate and driver's license checks, it takes time to obtain results. He mentioned a specific timeframe within which vehicles need to be registered in Hawaii after being brought into