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T. Spinola-Campbell stated that she was doing research on the visor alert program in <br />three states for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing when dealing with the police. A <br />deaf person who gets stopped by the police puts down the visor which says they are <br />deaf and then places both hands on the wheel. In this way therewill not be a <br />misunderstanding that a person might be reaching for a gun. The Aloha State <br />Association for the Deaf has a detective in Honolulu that is working on this program. <br />However, she is unsure where funding would come from for this program. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell indicated that she does a three-hour training for the police recruits. <br />She spends a long time on dealing with people with different disabilities and a lot of time <br />on deaf awareness. In addition, the Corporation Counsel€s Office does civil rights <br />training and some ADA training. <br />B. Whitney asked why couldn€t a deaf person put a note on their visor that said I€m deaf <br />andputtheirhandsonthewheel.Whywouldwehavetohavealotofmoneyto <br />implement this program? <br />L. Scadden offered to draft a letter to the Mayor regarding this issue. He encouraged <br />T. Spinola-Campbell to coordinate training with the Corporation Counsel€s Office to <br />make sure what they are doing is fully appropriate as well. <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ISSUES <br />L. Duwall reported that the visitor center was renovated and reopened on April 25 and <br />includes sound sticks, a diorama, and textural components to the exhibits. Secondly, <br />the sulfur bank trails are now accessible. On June 21, there will be a moonlight walk in <br />the park. <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />T. Spinola-Campbell announced that the Office of Elections is soliciting feedback from <br />people regarding accessibility at the polling sites since no one provided any input. <br />Comments should be forwarded to her. D. Cowdrey suggested forwarding MCPD€s <br />October minutes to the Office of Elections. B. Whitney mentioned that all of the trainers <br />whodidtrainingthroughouttheneighborislandsreportedthingsthattheyheard.She <br />doesn€t know if the Office of Elections could get access to that information. <br />The next meeting will be held on Friday, June 3, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. in Kona. Location <br />tobeannounced. <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m. <br />RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, <br />_______________________________ <br />JEAN VIERNES, STAFF SECRETARY <br />5 <br />