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Committee advances gifts to Honolulu Police Department including youth explorer funding
Summary
The committee recommended reporting out three resolutions accepting gifts to the Honolulu Police Department — funding for the LEAP explorer program, travel to a narcotics investigators summit, and seats for an awards breakfast — after a briefing from HPD Major Bobby Towne on program uses and recruitment pathways.
Chair Tolba on Thursday moved that the Committee on Public Safety and Economy report three resolutions accepting gifts to the Honolulu Police Department out for adoption by the council. The items were heard together after Major Bobby Towne of the Honolulu Police Department described how each donation supports the department’s youth recruitment and training pipeline.
Major Bobby Towne said the Law Enforcement Explorer Program (LEAP) is donor‑funded and not covered by the department’s operating budget. "This…
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