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Hawaii Police Commission <br /> Special Meeting Minutes <br /> December 13, 2022 <br /> Page 27 <br /> training made through your leadership. Why would that be perceived? It would <br /> seem that there are officers that are desperate for change and would prefer a police <br /> chief from outside of the "same old same old." What confidence can you give this <br /> commission and grieved officers that things will change once you are chief and/or <br /> would you support the idea that the department would perhaps be better served and <br /> strengthened with a combination of someone with an outside perspective as chief <br /> and someone like yourself as deputy to create a robust wholesome administration? <br /> ➢ Sherry Bird stated as she made clear, training is important. She doesn't want <br /> the commission to think that our department doesn't go through training. <br /> They go through a lot of training. Training specific to a position, for instance, <br /> if you're assigned to the Traffic Enforcement Unit, there's a lot of training you <br /> have to go through for that specialized position. Each specialized section <br /> goes through training and on top of that we have reoccurring training, such <br /> as training for their tasers. She spoke about the annual recall training earlier, <br /> it's not in person, but they have annual training online, via PowerDMS, <br /> among other methods. They have a lot of training, as well as roll call training, <br /> training during briefings, and things like that. Can we do better? She said yes <br /> and that is what she will commit to. <br /> Sherry Bird stated as far as the decision-making process, the commission <br /> has a big decision whether you want somebody internally or externally. She <br /> completely respects this process and appreciates having to go through this. <br /> She is an internal candidate and as you go through different positions in your <br /> career, unfortunately sometimes you have to make decisions that's not going <br /> to get the popular vote, but that's why we're in these positions. She will <br /> support whoever their chief is and if asked to serve as a deputy, she will <br /> engage in that conversation. She's always open to ideas and suggestions. <br /> Going back to training as an example. When she was a commander in the <br /> South Kohala district, she saw a need for the "Stop the Bleed" training before <br /> departmentally being moved to tourniquet training. She got in touch with a <br /> trainer with a medical hospital, who volunteered to come and train the South <br /> Kohala district. Also, in the South Kohala district, firearms training, they have <br /> the ability to use the range out there, she's a strong proponent of training. <br /> Firearms training, they have that ability, they have instructors out there and <br /> she is still a supporter and lets the commander know let's make sure to <br /> continue to have these once a month. The firearms instructor goes out there, <br /> he makes the range day available and does excellent training. She made it <br /> available to all of Area II. The range days are sent out and is available to <br /> everybody, manpower permitting. In the area that she's responsible for, they <br /> have instructors trained in various aspects. As the major, it's not necessarily <br /> her responsibility to be the one to go and train personnel. They have <br /> personnel that is instructors, she encourages the commanders to use who <br />