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HAWAII POLICE COMMISSION <br />REGULAR SESSION MINTUES <br />FEBRUARY 21, 2020 <br />AUPUNI CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM <br />101 PAUAHI ST., STE. 9, HILO, H AWAII <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chair Bertsch called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Present: John Bertsch, Chair <br />Guy Schutte, Vice Chair <br />Rod Quartararo, Commissioner <br />Donna Springer, Commissioner <br />Denby Toci, Commissioner <br />Absent: Thomas Brown, Commissioner <br />Joan Obra, Commissioner <br />Marcella St. Ambrogio, Commissioner <br />Anthony Sur, Commissioner <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present: Paul Ferreira, Police Chief <br />Kenneth Bugado, Deputy Chief <br />Samuel Thomas, Assistant Chief <br />James O'Connor, Assistant Chief <br />Robert Wagner, Assistant Chief <br />Burt Shimabukuro, Captain <br />Malia Hall, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Josie Pelayo, Secretary <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />(See Unfinished Business.) <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />January 17, 2020, regular and executive session minute: Vice Chair Schutte motioned <br />to approve the minutes. Commissioner Quartararo seconded, and it carried <br />unanimously. <br />POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br />Including, but not limited to: <br />• Crime Report: Assistant Chief O'Connor reported that up through January 31, 2020, <br />there were 3,634 serious crimes. Of these, the Criminal Investigation units <br />investigated 368 cases. Kona had an increase in auto thefts. There were burglaries <br />