The current HPD numbers and everything to come will reflect salaries as of July 1, the beginning of the 2020 fiscal year.New articles will alert readers each time the database is updated.For now, we’ll start with that elusive HPD information.The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers said it wasn’t trying to prevent the public from knowing what its members are paid. Thanks! A legal challenge by the police union held up release of officers’ names for years but a recent court ruling found disclosure is required under public records law. You can reach him by email at Base salary effective January 1, 2019 (SR-17): $43,008 per year + incentive pay* $3,584 per month + incentive pay* The last time around, this was the one that got away.Since 2010, Civil Beat has been publishing a database with the names, titles and salaries of tens of thousands of public employees. Chief Susan Ballard became the Honolulu Police Department’s 11th chief and Hawaii’s first female chief of police on November 1, 2017. Richard Wiens is the News Editor of Civil Beat. Our mission is to engage and educate the community on important public issues through in-depth reporting, explanatory and investigative journalism, analysis and commentary. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. ADDITIONAL PAY MAY INCLUDE. But city officials, HPD administrators and Civil Beat argued that plainclothes isn’t the same as undercover, which would imply an assignment where the identity of the officer needed to be closely protected.Current SHOPO president Malcom Lutu said Thursday he’d still prefer all officers’ identities be withheld to protect their safety.Corporation Counsel attorney Duane Pang argued in court that citizens have the right to know who their police officers are, as well as what they’re paid.“The public’s right to know what type of individual is wearing a uniform, has this awesome power, clearly outweighs the privacy interest,” Pang told then-District Court Judge Virginia Crandall.The legal question came down to who should be considered “undercover,” but until that question was answered Crandall prohibited the city from releasing any officers names and salaries, other than that of the chief.Crandall, who recently retired, noted in an October ruling that the HPD said it had “conducted a case-by-case assessment to assure that each police officer that is identified on the roster is performing normal or regular police duties.”“The plaintiff did not meet its burden of proof to show irreparable harm or that the disclosure of the roster would constitute clearly unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of the police officer,” Crandall said.The judge added that SHOPO “has not made a showing that disclosure of the roster would place any officer on the roster in jeopardy,” and she rejected the idea that former undercover cops now working openly for HPD should not be identified publicly as cops.Crandall later granted a union motion to keep the records sealed pending an appeal, but when it missed a deadline for submitting documents to the Intermediate Court of Appeals, that court dismissed the challenge in May, effectively ending the case.Not surprisingly, Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard is the highest paid HPD employee at $205,800 annually.Deputy chiefs Jonathan Grems and John McCarthy are paid $196,296.Salary ranges instead of specific figures are listed for all the other sworn officers on the 2,006-person roster. And don't worry, we hate spam too! Subscribe to Morning Beat The average Sheriff/Police Chief salary in Honolulu, HI is $113,161 as of March 26, 2020, but the range typically falls between $106,851 and $120,035. We'll send you a confirmation e-mail shortly. The base salary for Police Sergeant ranges from $62,930 to $87,176 with the average base salary of $78,065. In fact, an exemption for undercover officers is included in the state’s But there was a big disagreement over what constituted “undercover” police work., SHOPO contended that all officers should be covered by the undercover exemption because they almost all worked in plainclothes at least occasionally. Base salary range up to $98,268 ... Kauai or Hawaii police departments are not capped at 9 years of credible service. Do you know what people like you are earning? Get occasional emails highlighting essays, analysis and opinion from IDEAS, Civil Beat's commentary section.
Rather, it said it was trying to protect officers who work undercover.The HPD and the city’s Corporation Counsel also wanted to protect those officers. Visit PayScale to research Honolulu Police Department salaries, bonuses, reviews, benefits, and more! Don't worry, you can unsubscribe Salaries are a major component of state and county budgets and we think it’s important for taxpayers to know how their money is being spent.Most of our requests for that information have been answered promptly by state and local government agencies. Be the first to hear about important news stories with these occasional emails. Sorry. We'll send you a confirmation e-mail shortly. And don't worry, we hate spam too!
She joined the HPD in 1985 and worked in a wide range of field and administrative assignments, including the Narcotics/Vice and the Downtown-Chinatown patrol district. We'll send you a confirmation e-mail shortly.
We filed a public records lawsuit and a So it seems appropriate to roll out this year’s edition of the database with the HPD information we’ve never published.
Get our latest environmental news on a monthly basis, including updates on Nathan Eagle's 'Hawaii 2040' series. The only news outlet in Hawaii dedicated to public affairs reporting. Check the boxes for emails you'd like to receive. The public employee salary database includes the identities, titles and salaries of 2,006 Honolulu Police Department employeesHonolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard is the HPD’s highest-paid employee.The department has had a chronic shortage of officers, with about She ascended to the top spot after the January 2017 departure of Louis Kealoha, who was The change in leadership had a lot to do with the department’s willingness to release officers’ identities and salaries, and then fend off the union’s legal challenge, said Brian Black, director of The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest.