A city task force presented a report with recommendations on how to address the Honolulu Police Department’s chronic staffing shortage — and now it’s up to the Honolulu Police Commission to choose how to move forward.
The HPD Staffing and Retention Task Force recently published a report on HPD’s staffing issues. It found that there are 450 current officer vacancies, and that there has been a steady increase in vacancies every year since 2021. There’s also an ongoing shortage of civilian staff.
Retirement eligibility, pay and other benefits were all contributing factors that have made it difficult to recruit and retain staff…