2015-06-26 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes June 26, 2015 Page 2 COMMUNICATIONS (Discussion and/or action.) • No. 15-06: Invitation to the Annual Hawaii State Law Enforcement Officials' Association (HSLEOA) Conference September 16-18, 2015. Chair Schutte stated that they usually attend the State of Hawaii Police Commissioners' Conference and the HSLEOA Conference, but their budget is now limited. Vice Chair Bertsch stated that since people in Kona and Waimea will not be allowed lodging, he recommended that they pay the registration fee for daily attendance. Chief Kubojiri recommended they work with him on the 2016-17 travel budget for conferences they want to attend. He further stated that having commissioners attend the HSLEOA conference means a lot to the officers who are being recognized. Vice Chair Bertsch asked that they budget to send all commissioners to the conferences. In the past they also attended the NACOLE (National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement) Conference, but more recently, it was not in the budget. No. 15-07: Margaret Sevilla Shim gave testimony at the beginning of the meeting about a nuisance neighbor. Deputy Chief Ferreira reported that Assistant Chief Tavares gave Ms. Shim contact information for Captain Jelsma of the Puna Police. He spoke to her outside of the meeting, and encouraged her to contact Captain Jelsma. If she is not satisfied, she could contact him directly. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES Including, but not limited to: • Crime Report: Assistant Chief Tavares reported that up through May 31, there were 8,521 serious crimes, of which 1,844 were investigated by the Criminal Investigation Units. They received 8,366 calls for service. Crime trends show that Hilo had a dip in auto thefts. Seventeen vehicles were recovered in Puna; they made several arrests. Unfortunately, these individuals are out on probation or supervised release, so crime continues. The public are being educated to lock their cars. Upper Puna has seen an increase in burglary. To address this issue, they moved one officer's beat to the Volcano area. Historically, higher crime was in lower Puna. People are moving from lower Puna to upper Puna. Major Kanehailua reported that in May, they had 1,382 traffic crashes vs. 1,328 the same time last year. Kona had 25 auto thefts; most vehicles were unlocked. They continue looking at the problem and enforcement. Most crimes in Kona are opportunistic. Community Policing has increased in the beach areas. Traffic Report: Major Kanehailua reported that DUI arrests down. There were no major trends. There were 3 traffic fatalities in Kona. A lot of the fatalities were in close proximity to the Kona Police Station. Officers are doing more enforcement and are being more visible. • Personnel Report: Deputy Ferreira reported having 10 sworn and 27 civilian vacancies. The 82nd recruit class received their assignments. The 83rd recruit class is