2003-10-17 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes October 17, 2003 Page 4 • Office Management and Staffing (Muller /Mitchell) Commissioner Moe gave a brief report on the HSLEOA conference on Maui. It covered the media and how to make it your friend. Conflict management was also covered. Vice Chair Manago gave a brief report on the NACOLE conference in Los Angeles. It was about transparency and allowing people to see into the police department. The commission needs to get it's own pamphlet out on filing complaints. Chair Hara stated that they would like to have more commissioners attend the NACOLE conferences. They could consider attending the NACOLE conference rather than the HSLEOA conference. • Rules and Policies (Moe /Bertsch) Procedures for processing complaints was continued to the next meeting. • Contractual Services (de Silva /Frazier) Ms. Pelayo will check on the status of the investigator's ad. • Public Relations (Hara /Lambeth): No report. CHIEF'S REPORT Chair Hara asked that they just highlight the items of interest since they have the written reports and the chief gave a report earlier. • Crime and Traffic: Assistant Chief Chai reported on the recent home invasions in Kona. Two individuals are being held on federal charges. They had several robberies that occurred in close time frame. The detectives identified the suspects, but cannot give out more information. Regarding the Leleiwi Beach complaints from last meeting, Leleiwi and Richardson Parks are now gated. But, the people have now moved to Kealoha Beach Park. Staff have met with the association, and they are considering gating that park, also, and making it a one -way road. They will make a presentation to the mayor. They had another fatality last night whereby a 13 -year old boy, on a bicycle, in Waimea, was struck. They now have 29 fatalities. At this time last year, they had only 19. Vice Chair Manago inquired into the reason for the rise in traffic fatalities. Assistant Chief Chai stated that some have involved ice, cannabis, and speeding. There has been a lot is speeding, inattention, and bad driving habits. Commissioner Moe asked that they report on the status of unresolved homicides at the next meeting. • Personnel: Major Nakamichi summarized the written report. • Finance: Major Nakamichi summarized the written report.