2024-12-20 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes December 20, 2024 Page 2 (Commissioner Quartararo arrived at 9.10 a.m.) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Commissioner Quartararo motioned to approve the regular and executive session minutes for November 15, 2024, seconded by Commissioner Buckman, 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 Amaral reported 2,486 serious crimes through November 30, 2024. Area I and Area II criminal investigation units investigated 325 cases of these serious crimes, with 213 in Area I and 112 in Area II. • Calls for Service: In November 2024, the department received 9,524 calls for service. • Traffic Report: Major Shopay reported there were 396 traffic crashes this fiscal year, compared to 339 last year. Traffic fatalities are at eight, compared to six the previous year. DUI arrests are at 405 compared to 363. In November 2024, there were 85 DUI arrests, compared to 62 the previous month. In November 2024, 3,586 citations were issued, including, 320 for seat belt violations, 55 for child restraint violations, and 1,080 for speeding. Commissioner Tavares pointed out that the statistics on the page differed from what was being presented, with the numbers being higher. He asked if more up-to-date figures were available, as the numbers provided in their packets were different from what was being reported. Chief Moszkowicz confirmed he had the same report as the commissioners. Major Shopay explained that there might have been a delay in the production of the report, and they were reporting on the final compiled data. Commissioner Tavares requested that, for future meetings, the same report with consistent statistics be provided to the commissioners. • Personnel Report: Major Sherry Bird reported that as of November 30, 2024, there are 84 sworn police vacancies in the field, minus 13 from the 100t" recruit class, 15 from the 101St recruit class, and minus 11 from the 102nd recruit class, they have 45 actual sworn positions unfilled. Currently, for police communication officers, there are 25 positions filled and 13 vacant. All five supervising police communication officer positions are fully staffed. Overall, the department has filled 443 of 484 sworn positions (91%) and 125 of 159 civilian positions (79%). Major Bird provided an update on the progress of the current and upcoming recruit classes, along with the ongoing efforts to recruit for Police Officer I positions.