2008-11-18 Police Commission Minutes

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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION MINUTES NOVEMBER 18, 2008 COUNTY'S AUPUNI CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM. INVOCATION Commissioner Kaoiwi gave an invocation. CALL TO ORDER Chair Lassiter called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. ROLL CALL (A quorum was present) Present: Pudding Lassiter, Chair Also Present Thomas P. Whittemore, Vice Chair Richard J. Behenna, Commissioner Louis Kaoiwi, Commissioner Melvin S. Morimoto, Commissioner Karolyn P. Lundkvist, Commissioner Anita Politano Steckel, Commissioner Michael B. Sumja, Commissioner Lincoln Ashida, Corporation Counsel Josie Pelayo, Secretary APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Lundkvist moved to approve the agenda. Commissioner Kaoiwi seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. TESTIMONIES FROM THE PUBLIC ON CHIEF OF POLICE CANDIDATES The Police Commission will take public input regarding the selection of the Chief of Police for the Hawaii County Police Department. The two candidates for Chief of Police are: 1. Chadwick K. Fukui 2. Harry S. Kubojiri Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida explained that the purpose of the meeting was to take public testimony on the two Chief of Police candidates, Chadwick Fukui and Harry Kubojiri. Testimonies would be limited to five minutes. Testimonies open to the public would be first and then executive session, closed to the public, would be last. Those who wish to speak to the candidates personally to get more information could call the Police Department for Kubojiri and the Prosecutor's Office for Fukui. He assured the public that whatever was said in executive session would remain confidential so long as the reason for the executive session exists. TESTIMONIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: DAN COLE stated that he was in opposition to both candidates. He then digressed to speaking about his personal legal issues that were not agenda items. He gave documents of issues he spoke about to Chair Lassiter.