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Hawaii County Police Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />October 19, 2007 <br />Page 4 <br />INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS <br />STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS (open to the public) <br />CHARLES KELIIPIO (Complaint HPC 07 -44) stated that the commission did not inform him of <br />its action on his complaint. He reported a crime. His complaint is a violation of the General <br />Orders. The commission did nothing about it. Mr. Ashida's advice to the commission was <br />wrong. The issues that the Deputy Chief spoke about have been around for years because <br />the Chief has fired senior officers over the past years. He has been denied records. He has <br />the right to records with his name. They are involved in his worker's compensation case. <br />He needs to speak to the commission in executive session about what happened at the last <br />meeting. Mr. Ashida is in conflict. Someone leaked information to the Chief three days <br />before he filed the complaint that he was filing a complaint. He knows it was not Josie, so <br />it has to be one of the commissioners. The Chief told him he would never be a police officer <br />again. He is still a police officer. He still has his badge and his firearm. He wasn't given his <br />due process. They created the vacancies because if you stand up to them, they get rid of <br />you. <br />Corporation Counsel Ashida stated that if he wants a letter, they'll send him a letter. <br />OFFICER LUKE WATKINS (Complaint HPC 07 -41): Stated that the incident didn't happen as <br />Mr. Manny stated. When they got to the incident, they were met with two parties with <br />obvious injuries. They went to the residence. Manny was asked to come out. He came <br />down the stairs, but when he was informed that he was being arrested because the victim <br />had major injuries, he ran away. In an attempt to stop Mr. Manny, he pulled his shirt. He <br />was able to take him down. In the process, a vase was broken. Other officers assisted <br />him. They gave commands to stop resisting. He kept his arms under him. They were able <br />to place him in the transport van. He was more cooperative then, but at the scene it was a <br />different story. <br />Chair Lassiter stated that the complainant stated that he was the one who called 91 1 . <br />Officer Watkins stated that they responded to two people who called from the area. The <br />other party had visible injuries. Mr. Manny did not have any visible injuries or defensive <br />wounds. <br />JAMES WAIAMAU (Complaint HPC 07 -41) stated that two people called regarding the <br />incident, and they were looking at the two people who made the call. It involved visitation <br />of their children. They were not aware that Manny had also made a call to the police. From <br />his observation it was a volatile situation with injuries. When Manny came out, he was <br />pretty upset. He was surprised by Manny's nature because he had never met him. They <br />tried to talk with a soft and calm voice because children were present. Manny ran into the <br />house and Officer Watkins followed him. He feared for Officer Watkin's safety, so he <br />followed him in. Because of Manny's size, they used two cuffs so that it would be more <br />comfortable for him. There was blood and broken glass all around and they had to be <br />careful. The air conditioning in the transport van was not working, and he apologized for <br />that. He did smell alcohol on the breath of both parties who were drinking in front of the <br />