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Hawaii County Police Commission <br />Regular Session Minutes <br />July 18, 2008 <br />Page 4 <br />Deputy Chief Kubojiri stated that they conducted district visits this week. He and <br />Lieutenant Kawamoto conducted in- service Taser training on the west side of the island. <br />They are doing an analysis on injuries sustained with the use of the Taser. <br />Deputy Chief Kubojiri reported that over the last several months, they had been meeting <br />with the media to establish the role and responsibilities of the police department. The <br />media has complained about not getting information in time for their deadlines. The <br />media was given a tour of the cellblock, processing area, word processing center, and <br />dispatch. The tour enabled them to see exactly what police work entailed and how the <br />volume of work has caused a backlog in the WPC. They will try to do this once a month. <br />West Hawaii showed up only in the beginning. Vice Chair Whittemore asked that they do <br />this at the Kona station also, and have AC Tavares handle it. They do have a big <br />readership in West Hawaii. <br />Commissioner Lundkvist questioned the feasibility of a shift rotation of 4 days on, 3 days <br />off like they do on Maui. Deputy Chief Kubojiri stated that he doesn't know what the Maui <br />schedule is like. However, Honolulu had 12 -hour shifts, but they have problems with <br />officers not being able to get back to people for four days because of their days off. Many <br />of the officers had taken on second jobs. <br />Commissioner Lundkvist stated that she went on a ride -along in Puna. A lot of the young <br />kids on ATVs seem to have taken over the roads. Deputy Chief Kubojiri stated that this is <br />an issue that officers look out for. They have had fatalities and serious injuries involving <br />ATVs. The commanders give them weekly reports on citations for ATVs. A lot of them <br />involve young children. In Hamakua a lot of them use it on ranchland. Commissioner <br />Sumja stated that they need to educate the parents. Deputy Chief Kubojiri stated that <br />they have put out media releases on the dangers of ATVs and their enforcement efforts. <br />Commissioners Behenna stated that as a new commissioner, he hears the most about <br />dogs. He wants to know more about it so that he is able to respond to people. Deputy <br />Chief Kubojiri stated that locale has a lot to do with it. They inform the Human Society <br />about calls of dogs running loose. If the animal bites or attacks someone, they initiate a <br />case on it. They have had difficulty with vicious dogs. When there is more than one dog, <br />differentiating which dog is a problem. When dogs are habitually loose, the Humane <br />Society can issue a citation. <br />Recess was called at 10:28 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 10:40 a.m. <br />INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS <br />STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS (open to the public) — None. <br />EXECUTIVE SESSION (closed to the public) <br />Commissioner Kaoiwi moved to meet in executive to consider discipline and charges against <br />officers or employees of the Hawaii County Police Department and to consult with <br />Corporation Counsel on questions and issues that pertain to the commission's powers, <br />