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655 Kilauea Avenue <br /> JAY T. KIMURA HILO, HAWAI'I 96720 <br /> PROSECUTING ATTORNEY : t . ° • f At . PH: 961 - 0466 <br /> ° . FAX: 961 - 8908 <br /> CHARLENE Y. IBOSHI ; r ' �ti + 934 - 3403 <br /> • FIRST DEPUTY +C 1,::1• ir.r • a : t • 934 - 3503 • <br /> PROSECUTING ATTORNEY : WEST HAWAII UNIT <br /> ° a, 81 -980 HALEKI'I ST, SUITE 150 <br /> `' �''8T4r of N t • KEALAKEKUA , HAWAI'1 96750 <br /> �•_• PH: 322 -2552 <br /> FAX: 322 -6584 <br /> OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY <br /> MEMORANDUM ='> <br /> To: Chairman Dennis Onishi ry <br /> Finance Committee <br /> • <br /> From: Jay e ura <br /> Pro - ,ting Attorney <br /> Date: June 21, 2010 <br /> Re: Communication 842 <br /> Resolution 353 -10 <br /> I am writing in support of Communication 842 and Resolution 353 -10 regarding the <br /> relocation of the North Hawaii Prosecutors' Office to an adjacent space. <br /> This Office established the North Hawaii Office in the early 1990's to handle the growing <br /> caseload in the South Kohala, North Kohala and Hamakua District Courts. Deputy <br /> Prosecuting Attorney Janet Garcia was our sole employee and she worked out of the <br /> South Kohala Hawaii Police Department Substation. This substation is adjacent to the <br /> South Kohala District Court. <br /> The various District Courts in the North Hawaii Office covered traffic /criminal matters <br /> and Family Court cases. All felony defendants who were arrested and charged had their <br /> initial appearance and preliminary hearings in the South Kohala District Court. Judges <br /> were sent from Hilo or Kona District Courts. <br /> In early 2000 we were asked to vacate the South Kohala Police Sub Station because the <br /> Hawaii Police Department needed the space for their personnel. The Office was <br /> relocated across the street next to the Feed Store to remain close to the South Kohala <br /> District Court. <br /> The South Kohala District Court continues to be the busiest Court and now meets once to <br /> twice a week for both traffic /criminal and Family Court matters. The Hamakua District <br /> Court meets twice a month and the North Kohala District Court once a month. <br /> Comet, OW. _ • <br /> Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. T P C <br /> Ref. Date, JUN 2 22 1 <br />