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<br />HAWAII POLICE COMMISSION <br />REGULAR SESSION MINUTES <br />SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 <br />,BUILDING A, COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br />74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HIGHWAY, KAILUA-KONA, HI <br />CALL TO ORDERAND ROLLCALL <br />Chair Robinsoncalled the meeting to order at 9:01a.m. <br />Present: Rick Robinson, Chair <br />John Bertsch, Vice Chair <br />Wendy Botelho, Commissioner <br />Arthur Buckman, Commissioner <br />Eileen Lacerte, Commissioner <br />Jacob Tavares, Commissioner <br />Bernadette Urban-Smith, Commissioner <br />Absent:Lloyd Enriquez, Commissioner <br />Greg Yamada, Commissioner <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present:Reed Mahuna, InterimPolice Chief <br />Sherry Bird, Assistant Chief <br />Scott Amaral, Major <br />Thomas Shopay, Major <br />Tuck Loy Aurello, Captain <br />EdwinBuyten, Captain <br />Sinclair Salas-Ferguson, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Charisse Correa, Secretary <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />Patti Cooktestified on the recruitment and hiring process for a new chief. She requested <br />that candidate applications include questions addressing immigration and other community <br />concerns, noting she provided suggested language in her written testimony. She <br />emphasized the importance of establishing ongoing communication between the <br />department and the community to address changing needs and priorities, such as <br />immigration, drugs, and other issues. <br />(Commissioner Tavares arrived at 9:04 a.m.) <br />Sam Guckenheimersummarized his written testimony, noting this was the third <br />consecutive meetingat which theyraised concerns about the police chief selection <br />process. He emphasized the need to include questions on immigration and federal law <br />enforcement practices in candidate interviews and requested that candidate responses be <br /> <br />