2005-04-15 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes April 15, 2005 Page 4 INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS Corporation Counsel explained the reasons for an executive session. STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS JAYMIE AKIONA (Complaint HPC 04 -45): Stated that her boyfriend and her brother got into an incident (fight) outside of Kona Bowl. Her brother's wife hit her in the face and continued to hit her. She tried to defend herself by pulling the woman down. Someone grabbed her and pulled her down to the pavement. Her boyfriend yelled at the cop. She was trying to avoid confrontation between her brother and his wife. The police offered to take her to the emergency room, but she didn't want to because she didn't want to pay for it. She later went to the hospital. She had three drinks but was not intoxicated. She was not arrested. She was the only one knocked to the ground, and nobody took her sister -in- law off of her. She didn't' want to get involved in her brother's marital spat, so she went back twice to grab her boyfriend. As she was walking away, her sister -in -law hit her. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Closed to the Public) Commissioner Frazier motioned to meet in executive session to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawaii County Police Department where consideration of matters affecting privacy would be involved and a closed session is requested and to consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92- 5 (2) and Hawaii County Charter Section 13 -20 (b). Vice Chair Lassiter seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. Executive session convened at 11:10 a.m. Regular session reconvened at 12:40 p.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS • Review of the Chief and Deputy Chief's salary for the Salary Commission along with Correspondence 05 -21. Chair Bertsch stated that they are still waiting to meet with the Salary Commission. Preparation for a training workshop for new and current commissioners. Chair Bertsch stated that the meeting would be held on June 16, at 9:00 a.m., the day before the monthly meeting. Commissioners Lassiter and Frazier will work on this. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS • Complaint HPC 04 -19: Complainant alleged that because of the manner in which an officer handled an incident with his mother and son, he was arrested numerous times for violating a TRO. (Investigated by Legal Eyes.) Commissioner Frazier motioned to exonerate the officer on the charge of performance of duty. Vice Chair Lassiter seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. • Complaint HPC 04 -45: Complainant alleged that while being held down by an officer, her leg broke. Vice Chair Lassiter motioned to exonerate the officer on the charges of standard of conduct, performance of duty, obedience to laws, malicious use of physical