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Regular Session Minutes <br />May 18, 2001 <br />Page 8 <br />HPC 01 -17: Complainant was arrested for DUI. He alleged that an officer tried to provoke him <br />into a fight, body pushed him, then took him to the ground. The officer told him to shut his <br />mouth or he would shut him up with a couple cracks to his face. <br />Vice Chair Manago moved to refer the complaint to the investigator for additional investigation. <br />The motion was seconded by Commissioner Mills and carried with Commissioner Bertsch casting <br />a nay vote. <br />Deliberation of Complaints <br />HPC 00 -63: Complainant alleged that an officer used harsh language over the phone and <br />misused his position to conduct non - police activities. <br />Following an investigation of the complaint, the commission found that the officer was neither on <br />duty nor acting under the color of authority, and the complaint was not based on facts. <br />Commissioner Lambeth moved that the charges of Standard of Conduct, Obedience to Laws, <br />Misuse of Position, Truthfulness, Overbearing Conduct, and Conduct Towards the Public were <br />unfounded. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Mills and unanimously carried. <br />HPC 00 -72: Complainant alleged that an officer failed to include documents in his report when <br />it was routed to the prosecutor. <br />Following an investigation of the complaint, the commission found that the complaint was not <br />based on facts. Commissioner Manago moved that the charges of Standard of Conduct, <br />Performance of Duty, Falsification of Records, Truthfulness, and Impartial Attitude were <br />unfounded. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Mills and unanimously carried. <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />Chair Okabe announced that he is appointing Commissioner Kama to the contractual services <br />committee and Commissioner Bertsch to the Rules and Policy committee. There were no <br />objections to the appointments. <br />The next regular monthly meeting is scheduled for June 15, 2001, at 10:00 a.m., at the Aston <br />Keauhou Resort, 78 -6740 Alii Dr., Kona. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m. <br />SUBMITTED: <br />APPROVED: <br />JOSIE PELAYO, SECRETARY WILFRED M. OKABE, CHAIR <br />