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From:Cindi <br />To:Correa, Charisse <br />Subject:Written Testimony for 7/18 Chief of Police Hearing <br />Date:Wednesday, July 16, 2025 1:34:07 PM <br />Aloha Chair Robinson, Vice Chair Bertsch, Commissioners Tavares, Botelho, Yamada, Enriques, <br />Buckman, Quartataro, and Lacerte <br />I am deeply concerned that the relationship between the Hawaii County Police and ICE is <br />terrorizing our community. Our friends and neighbors live in fear every day, and that is not <br />pono! <br />We urge our Mayor, the incoming Police Chief, and the County Council to protect our <br />schools, homes, places of work and worship from illegal raids and threats. We demand that <br />HPD officers present proper identification and remain unmasked. Additionally, we call for the <br />termination of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Homeland Security <br />Investigations (HSI). <br />We have witnessed innocent children and parents being terrorized, which is despicable. We <br />ask that you vet the incoming police chief to ensure that he/she will defend the Constitution of <br />the United States and stand with our communities, guaranteeing that everyone on Hawaii <br />Island is granted due process under the law. <br />Let us not forget who we are and where we came from. We are all from immigrant families <br />that built this beautiful State of Hawaii. <br />Mahalo <br />Cynthia Punihaole Kennedy <br />Kalaoa, North Kona <br /> <br />