If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. 132873 U.S. Department of Justice National Instit!Jte of Justice This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the person or organization originating It. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Institute of Justice. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material has been granted by • Honolulu Pollee Department to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis­ sion of the copyright owner. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL R E~P OR T TABLE' OF CONTENTS Message from Mayor Frank F. Fasi 1 Honolulu Police Commission 2' Message from Chief Michael S. Nakamura, 3 Operations ~ Crime Problems and Solutions 8' Crime Prevention . 12 Facilities, Technology & Training 14 Statistics 16 13;; "373\ MESSAGE FROM MAYOR FRANK F. FASI his report describes the major ac­ I am proud to say that the police of­ . tivities and accomplishments of ficers and civilian personnel have done an T the Honolulu Police Department excellent job in making this a safer city for during 1990. us all. It is prepared to inform the citizens This decade will bring.new challenges ofthe City and County of Honolulu of the for the department and the City. We will goals and accomplishments of the police meet and tackle problems head on and department and the directions it will take continue to move forward to provide the in the future. people of this island the best police ser­ vice possible. PRANK F. PASI, Mayor City and County of Honolulu 1 HONOLULU POLICE COMMISSION he H. onolulu Police Commission In 1990, the Honolulu Police Commis­ is made up .of seven individuals sion had the arduous task of selecting a T appointed by the Mayor and con­ new police chief. The Commission hired firmed by the City Council. All members a consultant, Dr. Terry Eisenberg, Presi- . serve staggered terms of five years. They dent of Personnel Performance, Inc., to volunteer their services and· receive no assist in the selection process. Dr. Eisen­ compensation. The Commission elects berg, a psychologist, experienced in the its own chair and vice chair .each year field of law enforcement, was retained to from among its members. help the Commission develop the selec­ . The Police Commissibn has the fol­ tion process. Four local community lowing mandated responsibilities: . leaders -- Loretta Fukuda, Director of the • Appoints and may remove City Department of Civil Servic;e; Allene the Chief of Police; Richardson, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii; Robert • Reviews rules and regula­ Umemura, Vice President of the Hem­ tions for the administration meter Corporation; and Henry Walker, of the Honolulu Police Jr., Chairman Emeritus of Amfac, Inc.-­ Department; participated in the assessment of the top· • Reviews the annual budget 10 candidates. prepared by the Chief of On July 30, 1990, the Police Commis­ sion announced the appointment of Police and may make recom~ Michael S. Nakamura as the seventh mendations thereon to the Chief of the Honolulu Police Depart­ 1990 Police Commissioners Mayor; ment, effective August 1, 1990. Harold (seated, left to right) Yuklln Aluli, • Receives, considers and in­ Kawasaki was named the Deputy Chief of William Hee and Mary Lou Police. Livingston; (standing, left to right) vestigates charges brought Skip Hong, Marshall Potts, Ronald by the public against the con­ Taketa and Romeo Mindo. duct of the department or any of its members and sub­ mits a written report of its findings to the Chief of Police. 2 MESSAGE FROM CHIEF MICHAEL S. NAKAMURA his year marked the st~t of a new . We, at the Honolulu Police Depart- decade for all of us and a new . ment, cannot solve Oahu's crime problems .T beginning for the Honolulu alone. It is important for the police and Police Department. the community to join forces to come up As we move into the 1990's we will see with solutions to .comm'unity crime growth in the islands, and the expansion problems. HPD programs such as Neigh­ of police services and facilities to keep up borhood Security Watch provide the with the ever-changing needs of the public with the mechanism to get involved people we serve. in crime prevention and poliCing. Due to fiscal constraints, we are lam also encouraging our officers to forced to take a hard look at streamlining become more involved in the community, our department while maintaining the to work in the neighborhoo.d in which they ability to provide the best service to the live, and to have a stronger commitment to community that We possibly can. We will the people and the area in which they work do this by eliminating the duplication of and live. duties, returning· services that are not With the growing fiscal concerns in truly HPD's responsibility to the rightful mind we look forward to working with the agenCies, and seeking out technological public to discover new and innovative ap­ advances that will improve police opera­ proaches of tackling age. old crime tionsand management. We hope to put problems. Our goal is to provide the best . HPD on the forefront of technology in service possible to the community. policing with our proposed statewide crime lab and telecommunications sys~ tem. MICHAEL S. NAKAMURA Chief of Police Chief Michael S: Nakamura was sworn In on August 1, 1990 as HPO's seventh chief. 3 OPERATIONS he Honolulu. Police Department . is divided into seven bure.aus led T by Assistant Chiefs of Police. The department serves as the primary 1aw enforcement agency for the entire island of Oahu. ' The Chief of Police directs the opera­ tionand administration of the depart­ ment and is responsible for the following: • preservation of the public peace; • protection of the rights of persons and property; Deputy Chief Harold· Kawasaki Asst. Chief Robert Kane • prevention of crime; Investigative Bureau • detection and arrest of of­ fenders against the law; • enforcement and prevention of violations of state laws and city ordinances; and • serve process and notices in civil and criminal proceed­ ings. The police department is head­ quartered in the Pawaa Annex, at 1455 South Beretania Street. As of December 31, 1990, th~ Honolulu Police Department's authorized personnel strength was 2,}83 -- 1,912 sworn officers and 471 civilian employees, Asst. Chief Ralph Yee Asst. Chief Joseph Aveiro Office of the Chief Central Patrol Bureau Asst. Chief Eugene Uemura Asst. Chief Ersel Kilburn Asst. Chief Chester Hughes Special Field Operations Bureau Administrative Bureau Support ~;'~,rvices Bureau 4 Police Commission I Chief of POlice Intelligence & I Legal Advisor to-- Management 1--------1. Enforcement Unit Analyst· ~-------,.~----~--~Deputy Chief .1 , :.: :::: :.. :- .... -. "';.;.: :.'.:.:.:.;.~.:.::.:,:: ... Internal Affairs .. I--r-------r--"'-------' .··.:::.·::...:·:~t~~j~i.;·;.{.::~ ............ Public Legislative Information Task Force Office ·:·:~·:kdffii~i~f~;nti?I--.---------r----r~-------"'----'r--------"-" :.}. :·:·::.:::ijWr·~~.~·:::,:,:"{·<:: ',' ............." .. :"." 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I---...--------.----r---~----r----,r-D-_4--K-a-i-lu-a---,---,--.....;...----:--, .. :.: ., ... ... .. - ... ....... ," .... 0-2 Wahiawa D-3 Pearl City­ Kaneohe- 0-5 Kalihi Waianae Kahuku 5 District Boundaries .......................... '.................... ,.•.••....... ' ........•................•..........•...•............•....•............. The department's jurisdiction is the District 4 encompasses the area from entire City and County of Honoluly, Makapuu Point through Windward Oahu which.is divided into seven patrol dIs­ to the mouth of Waialee Stream. The tricts. majority of the people in this area reside District 1 primarily covers downtoWn in Kailua and Kaneohe. There are three Honolulu~ Its boundary stretches from police stations in District 4, located in the Honolulu side of the Pali Highway to Kaneohe, :Kailua and Kahuku. Punahou Street. District l's administra­ District 5 is bounded by PaliHighway tive office is located at Pawaa Annex. on the east to the edge of Halawa Valley Police officers also work out of the on the west. The Kalihi Police Station Chinatown Substation in Downtown serves as the command headquarters for Honolulu. this district. District 2 is bounded by Kipapa District 6 includes Waikiki, from the Gulch and Waiahole Ditch on the south, Ala Wai Canal on the west to the slopes the Waianae and Koolau mountains on of Diamond Head On the east, and from the west and east; and the North Shore the Ala Wai Boulevard