A new report recommends housing stipends, better medical benefits and other efforts to help recruit and retain Honolulu Police Department officers and civilian employees.
A city task force created by the Honolulu City Council published the report this week. The group includes leadership from the council, the mayor’s office, and the State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers.
Task force chair and Councilmember Andria Tupola said in a statement that the report “outlines a clear plan to increase and maintain HPD’s workforce.”…