City secures funds to extend HPD Chinatown Task Force
1 year ago
The city is investing nearly $650,000 in additional funding to extend the Honolulu Police Department’s Chinatown Task Force through the end of the year.
What You Need To Know
Formed in July 2021, the Chinatown Task Force has drawn personnel from HPD District 1 to supplement daily police activity in the Chinatown area, adding four or five patrol shifts each week
Between April 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022, the task force made 1,330 outreach-based referrals, gave 7,631 warnings, issued 5,288 citations and made 73 arrests, according to HPD statistics
Extending the task force through the end of the year is part of the Blangiatrdi administration’s broader efforts to expand Chinatown’s security camera network
The administration is also hoping to increase funding to HPD for the hiring of additional police officers for areas including Chinatown
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi made the announcement Wednesday at a press conference at Kekaulike Mall. Joining the Mayor were prosecutor Steve Alm, Honolulu City Council member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, representatives from HPD and Chinatown business and community leaders.