2010-09-30 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes September 30, 2010 Page 2 • Office Management (Whittemore): No report. • Rules and Policies (Sumja, Victorine): No report. • Public Relations (Ignacio, Pe`a- Ferrari): No report. CHIEF'S REPORT Including: • Crime: Assistant Chief Henry Tavares summarized the written report. In response to questions, he stated that dispatchers are not off on furlough Fridays, but they did receive a 5% pay reduction. • Traffic: Assistant Chief Derek Pacheco summarized the written report. In response to questions, he stated that this past legislative session allowed for traffic enforcement in private subdivisions. Chair Whittemore expressed his appreciation for the DUI report. He asked if there were chronic problems in certain areas. AC Tavares stated that there are three main arteries that people in Kona have to travel, and so the problem is throughout the entire Kona area. Personnel (Including, but not limited to work and training assignments, promotions, reallocations, severance from service, automobile allowances, and appointments. Assistant Chief Marshall Kanehailua reported having 16 sworn vacancies. They are in the process of doing promotions for lieutenants, and promotions for sergeants will follow. They are going through another police recruitment. Their selection process is very stringent, and many applicants are eliminated before they get to the interview stage. Some applicants get caught up in nondisclosure of information and drug use. About 16 % -17% make it through the entire process and are hired. • Finance: Assistant Chief Kanehailua summarized the written report. Chair Whittemore requested a list of the CIPs by districts so that the commisioners could lobby for their district. Commendations: Chief Kubojiri reported receiving 14 commendations since the last meeting. Officers Jackson and Cabatu of Kona Patrol were recognized at the HSLEOA Conference on Kauai for their work in talking a man down from attempting suicide. Officer Ed Buyten of Kona patrol will be recognized in Honolulu as a Top Cop for his investigation in an overdose incident. Buyten spent over a year and a half in piecing together the circumstances that targeted the dealer. Other Departmental Activities: Chief Kubojiri reported on delays in the Puna substation, but they expect to have it completed in November. Their backpack drive for needy and homeless children netted 250 backpacks. A lot of people went out and purchased brand new backpacks to give them. Sergeant Alston Kimura, an 18 -year veteran of the Police Department who was assigned to the Hilo Detention Center, recently passed away.