2011-01-28 Police Commission Minutes

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HAWAII POLICE COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION MINUES JANUARY 28, 2011 MAYOR'S OLD KONA OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM 75 -5706 KUAKINI HWY., SUITE 103, KAILUA -KONA INVOCATION Commissioner Sumja gave an invocation. CALL TO ORDER Chair Mende called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: Donn S. Mende, Chair Leroy J. Victorine, Vice Chair Kenneth T. Ono, Commissioner Michael B. Sumja, Commissioner Tom Whittemore, Commissioner Excused: Carol R. Ignacio, Commissioner Michelle L. Kualii, Commissioner T. Ka`ili Pe`a- Ferrari, Commissioner Also Present: Harry S. Kubojiri, Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira, Deputy Chief Henry Tavares, Assistant Chief Paul Kealoha, Major James O'Connor, Captain Lincoln S. Ashida, Corporation Counsel Josie Pelayo, Secretary APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Whittemore moved to approve the agenda. Vice Chair Victorine seconded, and it carried unanimously. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS KELLY GREENWELL (Correspondence 2011 -01) stated that he is a friend of the court. He is making a report of reports made to him as councilman for the past two years. He received calls and a -mails about the police department. His concern is that the police are handling people roughly, and he is concerned about justice. He is aware that there are people out there who deserve harsher treatment, but there are others who have been treated more coarsely. Hawai`i's image is the aloha spirit. He wants the police and those policing the police to try to get more civil attitudes. The number of allegations he has been aware of are a lot larger than he would hope in our community. Everyone in the room knows that he was pulled over by a police officer. The handling was more severe than it should have been. He is not contesting the outcome, but as first hand experience, they need to tone down how they handle people, or at least be aware of the fact that there is a