2026-05-15 Police Commission Regular Minutes (draft)

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes May 15, 2026 Page 2 When they called the police, the officer did not talk to them but went across to Temptation Island and took their report that Handgis had been harassing them. They don't believe that the officer did his job and sided with the other people. They thought that when you call the Police Department, they will come and talk to you and find out what is going on. It has been months that they endured the lights, noise, and music `til 3.00 in the morning. Cheryl Lewi addressed the Commission and added that when they were kayaking and the people came out and started taking pictures of them, it was an invasion of their rights. When they called the police, the officers went to the people at Temptation Island instead of coming to see them. All the lighting and noise across the bay is an invasion also. Ms. Lewi stated that there are so many people on the island, and it's very sad that not even the officers can help them. For her, Temptation Island and what they portray there is not a good thing. They stop people from going on the rocks to fish and swim. Mrs. Handgis added that she took photographs with time stamp, but no one asked her for proof. • There were no testifiers on Zoom. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • Commissioner Fischer moved to approve the regular and executive session minutes for February 20, 2026. Commissioner Salavea seconded the motion, with no discussion, and the motion carried unanimously. • Commissioner Fischer moved to approve the regular and executive session minutes for March 20, 2026. Commissioner Salavea seconded the motion, with no discussion, and the motion carried unanimously. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Items from the Chief's written reports were highlighted: • Crime Report: Major Amaral reported 4,612 serious crimes reported through April 30, 2026. Areas I and II Criminal Investigation units investigated 718 of those (493 in Area I and 225 in Area II). • Calls for Service: For the month of April 2026, the department received 9,153 calls for service (FYTD: 98,895). • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Amon-Wilkins reported the traffic statistics as of May 14, 2026. For FY 2025-2026, there were 811 traffic crashes compared to 824 the previous fiscal year, a 2% decrease. Traffic fatalities totaled 16 compared to 20 the year prior, a 20% decrease. There were 5 DUI fatalities compared to 7 the year prior, a 29% decrease. DUI arrests were 715 compared to 786 the year prior (a 9% decrease). For the month of April 2026, there were 77 DUI arrests compared to 69 in March 2026