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GREENWELL: Now that there ' s gonna be one established in Kona, is thisgoing to change this command here? VIERRA,: Yes , sir , in a sense. It ' s gonna depend on what we finally end up in Kona with. If they give us what we want--a lieutenant and five detectives--then yes it will change this whole thing completely. It appears that we 're gonna get a little bit less than that so not too much change will take place. I 'm looking at reorganizing the department in this particular area because of the number of cases in Kona. We're thinking of adding a fourth inspector who will handle all investigative operations, all the juvenile and vice sections, and criminal investigations sections , under one command. GREENWELL: Thank you. VIERRA: The vice section is also commanded by a lieutenant and handles all crimes dealing with commercial- ized vice, which includes gambling, prostitution and narcotics trafficking. The country operations bureau is comprised of the districts of North Hilo, Hamakua, North Kohala, South Kohala; Kona, Ka' u and Puna. These are essentially all of the patrol operations . It is headed by a police inspector and each country district is commanded by a police captain. Their function is to essentially control the streets and highways of our cities and towns , to prevent crime, preserve the peace, and protect life and property. The patrol division in Kona is commanded by a police major and this is essentially, because of the size of his command, he not only has the .patrol division in Kona but he also has the various designated functions (inaudible) in the operations bureau. The Kona district essentially mirrors whatever happens in Hilo although probably not the same amount of personnel. GREENWELL: Although more duties? VIERRA: Pardon me? GREENWELL: There' s more problems . VIERRA: Yes, much more problems. I agree with you with that. The last function is ourpolice reserves . This is under the inspector of country operations . And the police reserves serve under the immediate supervision and commanding officer of the district in t h e divisions to which they are. assigned. The police reserves - are composed or comprised of civilian volunteers who meet the requirements and qualifications as established by the chief ' s office. The function of the police reserve is essentially to supplement and augment police regulars and to perform limited duty with patrol services and such assignments as 194