The dispatchers will get from $500 to $2,000 extra per month depending on their job. Some say that’s welcome but more needs to be done to address concerns about working conditions.

The Honolulu Police Department has begun paying dispatchers and other 911 staff up to $2,000 per month in retention bonuses, but some employees of the long understaffed communications division say it’s too little, too late.

The bonuses, which vary according to job title, have been approved through the end of June, but HPD said it plans to propose continuing it through the next fiscal year.

Some dispatchers contacted by Civil Beat said they appreciate the additional pay, but more needs to be done to address longstanding concerns about working conditions in the communications department, which is around 35% und

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