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INVESTIGATIONS UNIT The Investigations Unit consists of seven investigators. Five are county funded, one is funded under the State Career Criminal Program (CCP) grant and one is federally funded by the Community Oriented Prosecution project. The CCP investigator is assigned all cases that involve offenders that qualify as a career criminal under the Hawaii Revised Statutes. This allows the investigator to concentrate on assisting solely in the preparation of cases for these types of offenders. The VACA investigator is assigned all felony cases where a violent act has been committed against a child victim. Generally, this unit conducts follow-up investigations in a variety of cases, from simple to the most complex and confidential in nature. The primary responsibility of the unit is to assist the attorneys in preparing cases for trial. This includes: conducting investigations on cases referred to the office by the Hawaii County Police Department, preparing exhibits for courtroom presentations, locating and securing the testimony of expert witnesses, coordinating appearance of witnesses at trial and monitoring bench warrants. In addition, the unit is also responsible for assisting in locating and apprehension of fugitives. The unit, with the cooperation and assistance of the Hawaii County Police Department and other law enforcement agencies locally, nationally and internationally, attempts to locate and return fugitives back to Hawaii County. LEGAL CLERICAL UNIT The Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has the largest legal clerical staff in Hawaii County with seventeen clerical employees in the Hilo Office, five clerical employees in the Kona Office, and one island -wide supervisor. The unit provides assistance to office attorneys and investigators. Administration and the Victim Assistance Unit have their own clerical staff. Responsibilities are as follows: Hilo: 5 positions for District Court (Hilo, Puna, South Kohala, Hamakua) 2 positions for Family Court (Hilo, Puna, South Kohala, Hamakua, Ka'u) 5 positions for Circuit Court (Hilo, Puna, Ka'u, South Kohala, Hamakua) 1 position for Grand Jury (Hilo) I Receptionist Kona: 2 positions for District Court & Family Court (Kona, North Kohala) 3 positions for Circuit Court (Kona, North Kohala) & Grand Jury (Kona) 1 position for Community Oriented Prosecution South Kohala: no clerical position 12