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HPD reports gains in recruit applications and outlines targeted outreach, SkillBridge and retention initiatives
Summary
The Honolulu Police Department told the council committee it has increased events and refocused recruitment toward "quality over quantity," reporting a more than 21% increase in applications in 2024 and describing expanded outreach including SkillBridge, college partnerships and a childcare survey to improve retention.
The Honolulu Police Department told the Committee on Public Safety and Customer Services on May 1 that it has redesigned its recruitment strategy and seen early returns: applications rose more than 21% in 2024 after the department shifted to targeted outreach and quality‑over‑quantity recruitment.
Major Parker Bodie, assigned to HPD's human resources division, said staff looked at demographic commonalities among successful recruits — family or HPD affiliation, prior military service, varsity athletics or college education — and then tailored outreach. "Once we…
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