2018-01-19 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes January 19, 2018 Page 2 • Review of the Police Commission's Rules and Regulations for possible revisions: Ms. Hall suggested a committee of 2-3 members that she could work with. Commissioners Paiva and Pasco volunteered to be on the committee. CHAIR'S REPORT ON OTHER POLICE COMMISSION ACTIVITIES Chair Hendricks reported that at a previous meeting, there was discussion on wanting more information on the recruitment process. He asked that the department make a presentation to the commission. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES • Crime Report: Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua reported that up through December 31, 2017, there were 4,169 serious crimes. Of those, the Criminal Investigation units investigated 755 cases. Crime has decreased in Kona and Ka'u, and they continue to monitor the area. For the month of December, they had 8,677 calls for service. FYTD they had 50,894 calls for service. • Traffic Report: Major Robert Wagner reported that FYTD December 17, they had 669 traffic crashes, 12 traffic fatalities, 6 DUI fatalities, and 591 DUI arrests. For the month of December, 4,690 citations were issued: 3,248 moving/regulatory, 274 seatbelt, 34 child restraint, and 1,134 speeding. • Assistant Chief Kanehailua reported that the State has been pushing for DRE (drug recognition expert) officers. Funding comes from the State and grants, and they have increased their number of DRE officers. Commissioner Carlson suggested that this be a topic for their State Police Commission Conference. Vice Chair De Luz stated that this is especially so, with the increase in the availability and use of legalized marijuana. Major Wagner stated that generally, the more you enforce, the less it occurs. It's hard to tell how many DUI fatalities are reduced through enforcement. Vice Chair De Luz asked how to curb fatalities and their strategy. AC Kanehailua stated that they have done some TV public service announcements. The Chief's goal is to lower the fatality rate. Major Wagner stated that they constantly look at the stats for improvements. Commissioner Buckman asked if they could do a search if they have probable cause for DUI. Assistant Chief Kanehailua stated that if the officer can see in the car while standing in a public area, and if they see paraphernalia, they can seize the car. If they have suspicions, they can call for the drug sniffing canine. Major Wagner stated that sometimes, they cannot wait for that to be done. Deputy Chief Bugado stated that if they get a reading below .08, they could call in a DRE officer to do testing. DRE officers go through extensive training. Major Wagner stated that people can also refuse testing. • Personnel Report: Chief Ferreira reported having 35 sworn vacancies. Twelve members of the 86th recruit class are in training. They will start the next recruit class on February 16 with 22 recruits. They hope to have another recruit class this