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between 1999 and 2001. The table now includes arrests performed by the Sheriff's Department, <br />which did not have a significant role in arrests until 2002, when the Department of Public Safety <br />expanded its role into this area of enforcement. These arrests for TRO violations occur in the <br />court facilities, where the sheriff's are responsible for security. <br />Table 5 <br />FAMILY COURT TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO) ARRESTS <br />County <br />1996 <br />1997 1998 <br />1999 2000 <br />200I <br />2002 <br />Honolulu 716 <br />Maui 228 <br />941 <br />239 <br />911 <br />241 <br />825 <br />216 <br />1075 <br />445 <br />1305 <br />543 <br />1396 <br />585 <br />Hawaii <br />224 <br />212 <br />228 <br />174 <br />320 <br />415 <br />403 <br />Kauai <br />37 <br />42 <br />90 <br />46 <br />34 <br />105 <br />120 <br />Sheriff Dept. <br />1__j <br />0 <br />1 J <br />0 <br />_ 3 <br />6� <br />61. <br />Statewide 1,205 <br />1,434 <br />1,471 <br />1,261 <br />1,877 <br />2,374 <br />2,565 <br />Source: Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center <br />Prosecution of domestic violence misdemeanor cases (HRS §709-906) has been difficult <br />to assess for a number of problems. Different case tracking systems and classification of cases <br />by the four county prosecution offices make comparison difficult. All of the offices use vertical <br />prosecution for domestic violence cases, although the structure of the domestic prosecution unit <br />varies on each county. Deputy prosecutors also handle felony offenses that have a domestic <br />violence connection; TRO and protection order violations are not necessarily a part of their <br />caseloads. The cases numbers for each year do not total to equal the different disposition <br />categories because of carryover cases between the years, and the other types of dispositions that <br />may occur. Refer to Table 6. <br />