2008-11-13 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes November 13, 2008 Page 2 SHILOAH WATAI of the Youth Crime Watch stated that she never had the opportunity to know Chad Fukui like her aunty. She supports him because of everything she heard. ARTEMIO GUZMAN, a sixth grader at Kealakehe Elementary School stated the people in his community know Chad Fukui. He casts his vote for him. YVONNE NALDOZA of the Kealakehe Youth Neighborhood Watch spoke in support of Chad Fukui. She knew him from 1974 when she got married. While living in Puna, her 18 -year old son got in trouble. Chad came out and took care of the problem. They need leaders like him. JOHN BERTSCH stated that he has lived in Kona close to ten years. He encouraged the commission to listen to everybody and listen to the pros and cons. The two are fantastic candidates. He knows them both personally and has had inter - working knowledge with both for a long time. He is here to support of Harry Kubojiri. Kubojiri has come up the ranks in the police department and continues to show leadership and depth which the department needs to carry on. Harry was significant in implementing the Special Response Team. He met Harry when he was a Major in West Hawaii. He believes that his management and leadership has reduced the crime rate and made them feel safer. TESTIMONIES CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC (EXECUTIVE SESSION): Vice Chair Whittemore moved to meet in executive session to consider the hire of an employee where consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved, to receive information comprising of personal recommendations or evaluation, 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 (a) (2), (4), and 92F -14 (b) (8). Commissioner Lundkvist seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. Executive session convened at 5:35 p.m. Regular session reconvened at 6:45 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Lassiter announced that the Police Commission is scheduled to have two more meetings to take testimony on the Chief of Police candidates. The next meeting will be on November 18, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. at the County's Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi St., Hilo. The last meeting will be on November 20, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. at the Waimea Civic Center Conference Room, 67 -5189 Kamamalu St., Waimea. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. SUBMITTED: �asie Pe�a�a JOSIE PELAYO, SECRETARY APRPOVED: �udd�v�,�, Lass�te� PUDDING LASSITER, CHAIR