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SAFE COMMUNITY TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FORM Safe Communities Name of Agency/Group Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Hawaii County Address 34 Rainbow Drive City Hilo Zip 96720 Contact Charlene Iboshi Phone 961-0466 PROBLEM STATEMENT Priority Area: Alcohol and other Drug Countermeasures (If additional space is ~,~eded, please continue on a separate sheet and attach it to this form.) In recent years the police force has secured funds to improve their capacity to catch DUI and other traffic offenders with an increasingly comprehensive approach to taking intoxicated drivers off our roadways. However, unlike the police the State prosecutors have not received any funding to keep with the increased enforcement by the police. There have been many changes to the DUI and traffic laws within the last several years. These frequent changes make trying these cases more difficult even for experienced prosecutors. With the increase in drug use, including methamphetamine (ICE), it is more common to find poly-substance use in traffic offenders. These changes make it difficult for both new and experienced prosecutors alike. Currently there is no forum for deputy prosecutors throughout the state to communicate strategies on these cases. SOLUTION Briefly describe the solution to the problem including community efforts (List tasks that will be accomplished with the funding of this project). The solution is to conduct atwo-day statewide training that will provide information on the proper interpretation of Hawaii's DUI and traffic laws and contemporary trial techniques. The bringing together of deputies from all of the state's counties will increased cooperative efforts between deputy prosecutors and serve to standardize strategies among local agencies for a more uniform and consistent approach to DUI law enforcement throughout the state. Trainers will be comprised of deputy prosecutors from the various county prosecutors offices and one mainland trainer. Trainees will be comprised of deputy prosecutors from each island. State Goals and Objectives of Project. The overall goals of the Statewide training project are make our roads safer and to improve the performance of the law enforcement system in its efforts to enforce DUI and other traffic laws by training deputy prosecutors in the conceptual, technical, scientific and trial aspects of DUI and other traffic offenses. State previous funding of the project and by whom. Approximately nine years ago, the Department of Transportation provided funding for training in this area which was very successful. Currently, each Prosecutor's office is responsible for training its deputy prosecutors. While State and Federal Governments have funded traffic safety programs in the past; the previously allocated funds have generally been dedicated to local police departments and endeavors designed to prevent the occurrence of intoxicated driving. ]3