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Regular Session Minutes <br />November 29, 2002 <br />Page 2 <br />squeaky clean as he claimed to be. Aukai asked him who was in charge at station, but he <br />didn't know who was on duty because they were off -duty. He told Aukai that he was in <br />charge there. He doesn't know what citations were issued. Exhibition of speed could be for <br />a loud muffler. Aukai brought all the attention to himself. According to the complaint, he let <br />a car without headlights go. He was the only one there on the line, so he told the person <br />about the headlights. Sometimes people don't know their lights are out. <br />Regarding the complaint of his aggressive tone, his tone is set by how the driver speaks to <br />him. If the person is belligerent, he isn't going to be friendly. Aukai was coming around a <br />curve and was driving recklessly. He did threaten to arrest Aukai if he didn't tone down his <br />behavior. It's hard to be work with someone who is argumentative. He did threaten to <br />arrest him if he made a lot of noise. Sometimes people feel that if they get a ticket, they can <br />make loud noises. It doesn't look good if they are standing there and someone peels out. <br />Commissioner Moe questioned whether it was smart to respond in that tone, and if would <br />have been better to not be influenced by what a person says. He questioned whether there <br />was a standard for mufflers. The sound of a muffler could be broadly subjective. He also <br />questioned whether exhibition of speed is a judgment call. <br />Ballesteros stated that sometimes you need to use a voice that you mean business. In this <br />case Aukai was belligerent. They don't have the equipment to measure noise level. The rule <br />of thumb is anything other than factory. He doesn't think anyone there would have thought <br />it was not loud. When Aukai was coming around the corner, he was really punching it. You <br />don't need equipment to know that. Aukai has the right to go to court and argue with the <br />judge that his muffler was not loud. If the engine is revving coming around a corner, that's <br />exhibition of speed. He didn't know who was on duty because he was off -duty. <br />Vice Chair Hara questioned if they used profanity at any time. <br />Ballesteros stated that sometimes swear words get into his vocabulary. <br />Commissioner Bertsch questioned how no one could tell him who was on duty and if <br />someone had a dispute, wouldn't they normally defer to someone at the station. <br />Ballesteros stated that he thought he said Lt. Medeiros was on duty. Aukai's father called <br />the station, and he was belligerent also. He told the father to come done to the station to <br />discuss the matter. <br />CHRISTOPHER AUKAI stated that his dad called the station because he was upset that he <br />had three tickets and wanted to know what was going on. They wouldn't tell his dad who <br />was in charge. They asked his dad if he had a bad record. <br />HOWARD MENDES came before the commission to speak on his complaint HPC 02 -54. He <br />doesn't want Officer John Rodrigues to be dismissed permanently, but feels that the officer <br />should be disciplined for intimidating his 17 -year old daughter. At the time, their daughter <br />Louise was living in Hilo, and they were not able to be present with her. Officer Rodrigues <br />