2015-06-26 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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HAWAII POLICE COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION MINUTES JUNE 26, 2015 PUNA CONFERENCE ROOM, HAWAII COUNTY BUILDING 25 AUPUNI ST., HILO, HAWAII CALL TO ORDER Chair Schutte called the meeting to order at 9:12 a.m. ROLL CALL Present: Guy K. Schutte, Chair John M. Bertsch, Vice Chair Arthur Buckman, Commissioner Peter L. Hendricks, Commissioner Peggy K. Hilton, Commissioner Absent: Robert G. Gomes, Sr., Commissioner Keith T. Morioka, Commissioner Also present: Harry Kubojiri, Police Chief Paul Ferreira, Deputy Chief Henry Tavares, Assistant Chief Mitchell Kanehailua, Major Kenneth Bugado, Captain Belinda Castillo Hall, Deputy Corporation Counsel Josie Pelayo, Secretary APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Hendricks motioned to approve the agenda. Vice Chair Bertsch seconded, and it carried unanimously. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS • MARGARET SEVILLA SHIM came before the commission to speak on Communications No. 15-07, a nuisance neighbor in Puna. She had a restraining order against the neighbor. She has documented and undocumented complaints. The Puna police are inefficient. They don't talk to all the witnesses, and they tell her to stop arguing with her neighbor. The police don't talk to this man. Neighbors can't walk the street. This has been going on long, and nothing is being done. The prosecutors can't pin anything on him. She has moved to town, but she still has the place. She feels this is being handled inappropriately. (Shim exited.) APPROVAL OF MINUTES • May 15, 2015, regular and executive sessions. Commissioner Hilton motioned to approve the regular session minutes. Commissioner Hendricks seconded, and it carried unanimously. Vice Chair Bertsch pointed out a misspelling in the executive session minutes, and then motioned to approve the minutes as corrected. Commissioner Hendricks seconded, and it carried unanimously.