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principals and call all of the in and start the <br /> . <br /> whole process all over again. <br /> CUSHNIE: On page 2, the statement, except for the. <br /> purpose of inquiry, then you would limit the inquiry powers <br /> of the Police Commission? <br /> VIERRA: I think I 'm obliged to by . . .b.y: past._arbitra- <br /> tion and arbitration decisions . I think I 'd be obliged to <br /> briefly give them the particulars of the incident without <br /> going into specifics and to essentially let them know that, <br /> without naming names , certain officers were disciplined for <br /> these evaluations . I could go that far . But I would <br /> never be specific enough. <br /> CUSHNIE: Do you feel that this then creates , let 's <br /> say, either an unrealistic burden on you, or even perhaps <br /> a conflict of interest? The boafd. . ..Police Commission as <br /> I understand hears all complaints. And yet if they don' t <br /> have investigative powers , how do they independently <br /> research their own? You alluded to that earlier? <br /> VIERRA: Yes , it ' s a real dilemma. Then they should <br /> be there besides to appoint the chief and deputy . . . should <br /> be their representative of the people I think and they <br /> should be able to investigate members of the Police <br /> Department. The way Honolulu works is once they find <br /> against a police officer , the. . . their investigation is <br /> turned over to the chief and he is to discipline the <br /> officer, based on personnel records , past disciplinary <br /> actions , and he can discipline accordingly and then he <br /> falls back on the commission. I think that ' s the best way <br /> to do it. I don' t think the commission has the authority <br /> . . .should have the authority to actually discipline the <br /> police. . - <br /> CUSHNIE: I see. Does your Police Commission have <br /> access to funds to hire det . . . I don ' t want to say <br /> detectives . . . <br /> VIERRA: Investigators? <br /> CUSHNIE: . . . investigators for their own purposes : <br /> independent? <br /> VIERRA: No, they don ' t. Their operation on budget is <br /> part of the Police Department ' s budget. <br /> CUSHNIE: So there would certainly be a confl. . .a <br /> monetary conflict? <br /> VIERRA: Sure. <br /> 200 <br />