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Hawaii Police Commission <br /> Special Meeting Minutes <br /> November 3, 2022 <br /> Page 2 <br /> • Les Brown came before the commission to speak on the next police chief. He stated <br /> police officers enforced laws that were unconstitutional. When police officers enforce <br /> unconstitutional laws, they are helping to destroy the country, they are creating great <br /> revenue for lawyers who don't need any more money, and they're destroying the <br /> public's faith in the police department. He stated that he moved to China for 14 years <br /> and he sees so many similarities between Hawaii County and communist China. He <br /> asked the commission to select someone who respects, honors, and obeys the <br /> constitution. <br /> • John Erickson came before the commission. He stated if they don't speak out against <br /> the government, God will hold them accountable. He took an oath in the Navy to serve <br /> the Constitution from all invaders foreign and domestic and he believes there are <br /> domestic intruders into their rights, privileges, and way of life. He stated we need aloha <br /> and understanding. He stated the police could help round up people that need to be <br /> taken out of society and if the jails are overcrowded, they can put them in tents with <br /> carpet runners and grow vegetables with the county's help. He spoke about the <br /> increase in numerous medical health issues in the US after COVID-19 vaccines were <br /> administered. He suggested that the commission should ask the police chief <br /> candidates where they get their news source from, you can tell a lot about a person by <br /> their news source. He further noted the next police chief should be a scholar of the <br /> constitution and an independent thinker. <br /> • Millicent Cummings came before the commission she stated that all chiefs of police are <br /> bound by Section 7-2-4, in the County Charter and the oaths they took to defend the <br /> constitution of the United States and the State of Hawaii. She stated the previous <br /> police chief was unable to uphold his oath as evidenced by the unlawful COVID-19 <br /> mandates, restrictions, and proclamations of emergency that were upheld and <br /> maintained by the police department. She further shared statistical data on deaths from <br /> COVID-19 worldwide, and statewide and stated while every single one of those deaths <br /> is tragic, the statistics hardly constitute a state of emergency with which to concoct and <br /> then enforce by the police department mandates and regulations, particularly ones that <br /> betray the constitution and God-given rights. She stated according to VAERS data <br /> (vaccine adverse event reporting system) on the CDC website, an astronomical <br /> number of deaths and injuries have occurred. She also gave statistics on the increase <br /> in drug overdose deaths and drug use, such as methamphetamine and opioids <br /> (primarily fentanyl). Stress levels, poverty, crime suicides, and domestic abuse are all <br /> skyrocketing. She stated many believe the previous chief's destructive war on drugs by <br /> the criminalization of cannabis users has resulted in the ongoing opioid epidemic. <br /> Continued bad policies have contributed to the overdose explosion and now, fentanyl is <br /> the leading cause of opioid-related deaths. This crisis could have been and could now <br /> be avoided by the next police chief if the commission learns from the previous chief's <br /> mistakes regarding the wars on drugs and viruses. Ms. Cummings stated we, who pay <br />