Safety ambassadors help fight crime. The Elevated Safety Ambassador pilot program is aimed at augmenting patrol efforts in Waikiki.
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I went down towards Waikiki last year and it was an unpleasant experience. Rude drivers and homeless people.
$23 /hr pay for the safety ambassador.
I didn't read the pay-walled article, but based on last year's announcement, the Aloha Ambassadors have been patrolling Waikiki fo 20 years, with as many as 60 people helping tourists with directions, information, and helping identify and stop potential crimes.
The new Elevated Safety Ambassadors consists of 3 additional unarmed people "who will conduct foot patrols every evening from 9:30 p.m. until 6 a.m. — concentrating on Kuhio Beach, considered the most dangerous area in Waikiki. It is the first time the brightly dressed ambassadors have been out late at night to help police deter crime."
One of the three is actually a social worker who, among other things, tries to convince homeless sleeping in doorways to leave before curfew takes effect. If nothing else, this can help mask the true numbers of homeless in doorways if they can be convinced to leave before they get arrested.
It's not that the doorways are being kept clear all day long, it's that doorways are being cleared by non-police public employees before police show up. Two people doing the same task (clear the doorways), 10 minutes apart, and at the cost of twice the personnel. Cops are still going to check the doorways after curfew.