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Honolulu Police Department is racing against the clock to fix its broken hiring system—candidates are fleeing for faster cities like San Jose and Seattle, leaving 460 vacancies unfilled. New Chief David Lazar is pushing to slash the hiring timeline from a year to just 90 days using tech like online exams and Zoom interviews, with union support. Meanwhile, keeping veteran officers from retiring en masse is another urgent priority, with 300 eligible to walk away—so the chief is eyeing financial incentives, and the union’s proposing annual bonuses for 25-year-plus officers to retain critical experience. With a record-breaking academy class on the horizon, HPD’s goal? A faster, smarter, and more resilient force within a year.

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