2018-03-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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HAWAII POLICE COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION MINUTES MARCH 16, 2018 WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER The meeting was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. However, due to the late arrival of Commissioner Carlson, the commission did not have quorum. While waiting, they heard reports from the police department since no action was needed by the commission. Present: Peter Hendricks, Chair Jak Hu, Commissioner Keith Morioka, Commissioner Colleen Pasco, Commissioner Also present: Kenneth Bugado, Deputy Police Chief Marshall Kanehailua, Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua, Assistant Chief James O'Connor, Assistant Chief Burt Shimabukuro, Captain Malia Hall, Deputy Corporation Counsel Josie Pelayo, Secretary POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES Crime Report: Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua reported that up through February 28th, there were 5,532 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation Units investigated 969 of those cases. There were two shootings of police officers. One did not hit the officer. The suspect was identified but not arrested. In the other shooting, the officer was hit on the leg, and the suspect was arrested. Domestic calls remain consistent every year. There were no crime trends. For the month of February, the department received 8,166 calls for service. Traffic Report: Assistant Chief O'Connor reported having 4 fatal crashes for the calendar year. In February, 4,710 citations were issued: 3,229 moving/regulatory, 268 seat belt, 17 child restraint, and 1,196 for speeding. There were no traffic trends. Personnel Report: Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua reported that the 87th recruit class started with 22. It's now down to 18. Eleven members of the 86th recruit class started solo beat last night. They are on target to start the 88th recruit class in April. There were two lieutenant promotions. They have vacancies for majors, PO II, and PO III. A sergeant in traffic services was moved to records, and he will be in charge of body -worn cameras. They will start a new dispatch class with 4 people. The number of applicants is small. Dispatchers work a lot of overtime, and the work is not attractive. They are working on a new dispatch center which they hope will be more conducive for the job. They will run a public service announcement for school crossing guards.