2004-01-AU Hawai‘i County Police Department Vehicles

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In his transmittal to the Maui Police Commission dated March 19, 1990, Maui Police Chief H oward Tagomori ci ted i ndi rect annual costs amounti ng to $176,421 associ aced wi th subsi di zed vehi cI es for, vari ousl y: • Clerical Costs — processing monthly subsidies and maintaining vehicle mileage and gas consumpti on records, revi ew and processi ng of i nsurance rei mbursements ($16,620); • Patrol Wagons — Five additional caged wagons @ $8,579 each needed for transport of prisoners ($42,895); • Four -Wheel Drives— Five additional 4 -wheel drive vehi cles at $8,579 each needed for use duri ng i nd ement weather ($42,895); • Replacement Vehicles — Five additional patrol and/or unmarked cars at $8,579 each needed as replacements ($42,895); and • Radio Technician — One additional SR -19 Radio Technician position needed for increased mobi I e radi os and I i ght bars ($31,116) . In addition to cost savings, Chief Tagomori cited other reasons for his preference of Maui's pol i ce f I eet program over pri vale subsi di zed vehi cI es. H e stressed the " si gni f i cant mechani cal differences" of speci al I y packaged police cars from private vehicles. These include high performance V -8 engines, heavy duty automatic transmission with overdrive, high a d a ratio, heavy duty power steed ng, f ront di sk brakes, sped al suspensi on, sped al speedometer, and heavy duty eI ectri cal system with sped al wi ri ng and condui ts. Chief Tagomori noted that the high speed pursuit, handling and braking capabi I i ti es of standardi zed pol i ce fl eet vehi cI es affect the " performance and safety of the Offi cers usi ng the vehi cI es." H e concl uded, " We are assured that our vehi cI es conform to such standards and our off i cers are usi ng vehi cI es speci f i cal I y desi gned for Pol i ce use." [ N OT E: A subsequent 2002 report performed by M PD i s presented (I tem F) I ater i n thi s secti on.] At the ti me HCPD' s 1994 report was i ssued, the department had approxi mately 342 sworn offi cers and 129 civilian personnel. The department was organized into eight districts, with patrol services under the command of the Fi el d Operati ons Di vi si on. The department's Cri m nal I nvesti gati on D i vi si on (CI D) was staffed wi th pl ai nd other detecti ves who i nvesti gated ml or cri mes, vi ce acti vi ti es and j uveni I e cri mes. The apporti onment of sworn offi cers was as fol I ows: District /Division Assigned Personnel Administration 41 CID 46 South Hilo 72 North Hilo 11 Hamakua 16 South Kohala 27 North Kohala 14 Kona 59 Ka` u 14 Puna 42 TOTAL 342 24