2004-08-13 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes August 13, 2004 Page 6 Commissioner Frazier stated that he would like to see a report that shows under age DUI arrests. Major Day reported that they are doing really well with seatbelt usage and may be number one in the nation. • Personnel: Assistant Chief Osorio distributed a new promotion list of lieutenants. They have 53 sworn vacancies. • Finance: Accountant Kay Nishibayashi reported that because of the vacancies, expenditures were lower than targeted. • Commendations: Chief Mahuna reported receiving eleven commendations since the last meeting. • Other Departmental Activities: Chief Mahuna reported that with the new promotion of lieutenants, one of them would work strictly on accreditation assessment. During the past month they met with Congressman Souther, Congressman Ed Case, and the Special Agent Delgado in charge of the Los Angeles Division of the Drug Enforcement Agency. They were quite pleased with the department's ice task force efforts. They have done such a good job, that they will be teaching the County of Kauai the method of ice task forcing. They are still looking into the cadet program. They want to get to the students while they are in high school and in the interim period before they reach 21 years of age, before gangs and drugs ruin their background. The CPO program is not dead, but they have had to use their CPOs to supplement watches. He has great hope for the SRO program. Vice Chair Manago asked Chief Mahuna to look into the letter they received from someone complaining about excessive drinking at the Wailoa boat ramp. • Commanders' Meeting Minutes: No discussion. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Follow -up to Council Member Leningrad Elarionoff's presentation to the commission on July 16, 2004, on character building. Vice Chair Manago stated that Mr. Elarionoff wanted someone to attend the conference and bring information back to the police department. In his opinion, the commission has more important issues to concentrate on. Commissioner de Silva motioned to table the matter. Commissioner Muller seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.