2023-08-31 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes August 31, 2023 Page 7 • HPC 23-20: Complainant alleges the officer was overbearing towards her minor child and officers failed to perform their duties as required. Commissioner Lassiter motioned that there is insufficient evidence to prove the complainant's allegation of misconduct. Commissioner Sur seconded, with no discussion and it carried unanimously. • HPC 23-25: During a traffic stop, the officer was allegedly unprofessional, confrontational, and used profane language. Commissioner Lassiter motioned that there was insufficient evidence to prove the complainant's allegation of misconduct, and with no second, the motion failed. Commissioner Sur made a motion to refer to the chief for customer service concerns as noted in the complaint. Commissioner Quartararo seconded, with no discussion and it carried unanimously. • HPC 23-26: Complainant alleges the officer was rude and unprofessional, and had their vehicle unjustly towed under Aliyah's Law. Commissioner Ing motioned that there was insufficient evidence to prove the complainant's allegations of misconduct. Commissioner Sur seconded, with no discussion and it carried unanimously. • HPC 23-28: Complainant alleges that the traffic stop was unjustified. The officer was hostile and wrongfully accused him of speeding. The commission deferred this complaint to the next meeting in Kona. • Complaint in the non-acceptance category: o HPC 23-29: Commissioner Quartararo motioned to accept the chair's decision to decline the investigation due to the 90-day rule. Commissioner Sur seconded, with no discussion, and it carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Robinson announced the next regular meeting has been rescheduled for September 22, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at the West Hawaii Civic Center, Building A Council Chambers. The HSLEOA Conference will be held September 27-29, 2023, in Waikoloa. In executive session the chief selection process was discussed and the commission agreed to remove this item from the agenda. DCC Frenz stated that the police chief sent an email to clear things up for the commission. His email stated that during today's meeting, Acting Major Amaral presented the crime report. The written version indicated that in July there were 10 murder cases investigated by Area I CIS, none of which had been cleared. This sparked a question from one of the commissioners about clearance rates. After returning to the station and speaking with the person who created the report, he wanted to pass along that there were zero reported