2018-04-20 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes April 20, 2018 Page 2 POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Including, but not limited to: • Crime Report: Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua reported having 6,193 serious crimes. Of those, 1,096 were investigated by the Criminal Investigation Units. In March, they had 9,096 calls for service. Crime trends show that Hilo had a flat line of burglaries. Entries have been through windows. Unauthorized entry into vehicles remain the same. Entries have been through opened and unlocked doors and smashed windows. Puna had an increase in burglaries in the last month. They try to saturate the subdivisions with patrols. Kona had an increase in burglaries and unauthorized entry of vehicles. Ka'u had a decrease in burglaries in Ocean View. They also saturated the area with patrol. Commissioner Paiva asked about the increase in sex assaults. AC Kanehailua stated that it could be due to more reporting. The "Me Too" movement could be helping. He believes that it has been under reported in the past. People are now more willing to come forward. The Prosecutors do a good job with support services for victims. • Traffic Report: Major Wagner reported that for FYTD they had 994 traffic crashes, 19 fatalities, and 866 DUI arrests. For the month of March, 4,989 citations were issued for: 3,624 moving/regulatory, 276 seat belt, 34 child restraint, and 1,055 for speeding. There were no traffic trends. They focus enforcement in areas prone to traffic fatalities. • Personnel Report: Chief Ferreira reported having two ongoing recruit classes. One class of 17 is scheduled to graduate on August 15. With the recruit classes, they have 32 vacancies. Eight new officers started on the road on April 3. Thirty-one officers are now eligible for retirement. By the end of the year, 12 more will be eligible for retirement. All command staff, except for one captain is eligible for retirement. They have 14 civilian vacancies, not including school crossing guards. They have 6 dispatcher vacancies. • Finance Report: Chief Ferreira reported that expenditures are at 75%. Their overtime budget was cut, and they are now way over in overtime. At the end of 2017 they had to pay out a lot of cash in lieu for accumulated vacation to those who retired. Their 2018- 19 budget review with the County Council went well. They submitted a status quo budget, but included supplemental requests for additional officers in Puna and Ka'u and more dispatchers. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Chief Ferreira reported receiving 11 commendations involving 29 personnel since the last meeting. • Other Department Activities: Chief Ferreira reported that May 14-18 is National Police week. Ceremonies will be held on May14 in Hilo and May 15 in Kona. Deputy Chief Bugado started the Special Olympics Torch Run in Kea'au. A lot of police officers participated in this event.