2025-02-21 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Regular Session Minutes February 21, 2025 Page 2 Crime Report:Assistant Chief Quiochoreported 3,428serious crimes through January 31, 2025.Area I and Area II criminal investigation units investigated436of these serious crimes, with 289 in Area I and147in Area II. Calls for Service: InJanuary 2025,the department received 10,250calls for service. Bringing the fiscalyear to date to 71,368. Traffic Report:MajorShopayreported11 traffic fatalities compared to eight last year. The DUI fatality count is three compared to three at the same time last year. DUI arrests are at 556 compared to 544 last year. InJanuary2025, there were 76DUI arrests.InJanuary, 5,599citations were issued, including, 3,828 for moving/regulatory, 320for seat belt violations, 46for child restraint violations, and1,121for speeding. Personnel Report: Assistant ChiefSherry Bird reported a total of 94sworn police vacancies in the field. After accounting for 13 recruits from the 100th class, 15 from the 101st class, and 7from the 102nd class, the department currently has 59unfilled sworn positions.Currently, there are 23positions filled and 16vacant for police communication officers.All five supervising police communication officer positions are fully staffed. Overall, the department has filled 429of 489sworn positions (88%) and 121of 159civilian positions (76%). Major Birdreported PO I recruitment activities and continuous recruitment efforts. Finance: Major Birdreported that HPD's overall expenditure target was 58.18%, with the actual expenditure at 58.46%. The target salaries and wages were62.5%, with the actual at 63.24%. Regularsalaries and wages were at 54.77%, overtime salaries and wages at 208.01%, and miscellaneous salaries and wages at 111.56%. Further discussion took place regarding overtime salaries and wages, which are impacted by manpower shortages, as well as employees being out on vacation, injury, or FMLA. As positions are filled, these numbers are expected to decrease. Commendations& Awards:Chief Moszkowiczreported receiving twocommendations involving twopersonnelsince the last commission meetingin recognition of exceptional service. Additionally,the Hawaii County Council honored Detective Donovan Kohara with the Haweo Award at their meeting in Kona.Officer Elijah Won was named the Kona Crime Prevention Committee Officer of the Month.On February 20, there was a letter to the editor in both Big Island newspapers, West Hawaii Today and the Hawaii Tribune-Herald,expressing appreciation to Officer Michael Sailer.On Wednesday, January 29, after last month’s meeting,HPDheld a promotion and recognition ceremony at Aunty Sally’s Luau Hale in Hilo. The ceremony honored 38 individuals st who were promoted effective February 1.