2018-03-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 16, 2018 Page 2 Finance Report: Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua reported that they didn't submit any new CIP projects because last year's list is good for two years. In additional to the budget cuts already made, they were told to cut an additional $130,000 out of the budget. In the last series of cuts, they told Finance they couldn't make any more cuts, but County Finance made cuts. They cannot stop police services. Commissioner Hu requested an updated CIP report. • Commendations of Sworn and Civilian Employees: Deputy Chief Bugado reported received 9 commendations involving 27 personnel since the last meeting. Other Department Activities: Deputy Chief Bugado reported that Chief Ferreira was at a meeting in Honolulu. He reported that he represented the Police Department at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon the day before. In discussions about the homeless, people said they could see the difference in the old airport area and were satisfied. He commended officers island -wide for handling the homeless issue. He was asked why the county wasn't supplying officers with bullet proof vests and long rifles. He agreed with the man, but this is a funding issue. Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua stated that their vests meet the minimum standards, has sufficient protection, and it has to be comfortable to wear 6-8 hours in a vehicle. Deputy Chief Bugado stated that the State's 911 Board is responsible for all dispatchers in the state. They are looking at a statewide curriculum for training at the college. The Mayor said the new dispatch center is a priority for him. He recently attended a workshop on counter terrorism which came out of the false missile alert. Homeland is providing a 3 -year grant for government agencies to conduct mock exercises. Chair Hendricks asked Deputy Chief Bugado if he could comment on the missing evidence case that was reported in the news. Deputy Bugado stated that he cannot comment on it because it is an on-going investigation. Commissioner Pasco asked if the police have concerns about the number of semi- automatic firearms on this island. Deputy Bugado stated that they are concerned about any weapon. It's out there and has to be registered. They have been doing active shooter presentations for a while. The police department's website has a link to the most current active shooter information. Most gun owners are law abiding. Commissioner Morioka asked what the police department's position is on the President's position on having armed personnel in the schools. Deputy Bugado stated that they are not in favor of it. School Resource Officers (SRO) are in schools for mentoring, not for security. AC O'Connor stated that with armed teachers, officers wouldn't know that person is a teacher. They cannot take someone's word. Commissioner Pasco stated that the National Teacher's Association is against it.