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M 4 Final Report Page 4 ? DUI offenders are asked to complete referral application forms to the public defender's office before they leave the courtroom. ? DUI pre-trial conferences are held separately from the regular court calendar. ? Discussion initiated between police and prosecutors' office to address concerns and examine options about improving service of penal summons for DUI cases. ? Dispositions of DUI court cases are being sent to the police department from the prosecutor's office and distributed to provide feedback and closure for the arresting officer(s). ? ADLR rescissions with case number and reason for rescissions are circulated to commanders for evaluation and follow-up with officers. ? Option of transmitting ADLR documents from police to ADLR office is being discussed. Memo to be sent to districts for feedback on to consider mailing of ADLR documents directly to ADLR office versus current method of faxing documents. ? Preliminary data from the Judiciary shows a slight decrease in convictions from 2005 to 2006, however, more evaluation needs to be conducted to examine irr, reasons for dismissals No. of court cases Court convictions % Dismissed*** 2005 820 686 83.7% 130 15.9% 2006 695 570 82% 125*** 21.9% 86 of the 125 cases dismissed are "dismissed without prejudice" and can be brought back to court again and prosecuted in the future. 4. Researches grant opportunities for impaired driving programs and for ongoing support of impaired driving task force and prevention programs. Funding for many of the public awareness publicity advertising and evolved through collaboration and partnerships between many of the agencies such as the Dept. of Liquor Control, Department of Transportation and private businesses such as KTA Superstores. Earned media resulted from radio PSAs and newspaper articles through personal contact with newspaper editor or news reporters and radio stations.. Monies for a DUI awareness booth at the Hawaii County Fair were secured through a "Healing Our Island" grant. Collaborated with court monitoring coordinator to apply for grant through the Administration of Justice club.