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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0446.001 2008-2010 William P. Keuoi Harry S. Kubojiri Mayor Police Chief 'i'ri's iV�r• Paul K. Ferreira County of Hawaii Deputy Police Chief POLICE DEPARTMENT C 349 Kapwlant Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 -3998 - (808) 915 -3311 • Fax (808) 961 -8865 •� , September 3, 2009 ..J cn • CII TO Y O, CHAIRMAN, HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL FROM YMOJIRI POLICE CHIEF SUBJECT MARIJUANA ERADICATION MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 2009 The Hawaii Police Department conducted marijuana eradication missions on August 17 -18, 2009, in East Hawaii and August 19, 2009, in West Hawaii As required by Resolution No 46 -01, reports indicating the number of plants eradicated and the number of complaints received from the public, the type of complaint and the complaint disposition are attached Should you have any further questions, please contact Lieutenant Richard Sherlock of our Hilo Vice Section at 961 -2253. RS.my Attachments Comm. No. Y Ref. To: (, Ref. Date SEP 14 200 "Hawat'i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer' HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL MARIJUANA PLANTS ERADICATED Date of Operation Aug 17 -18 -2009 He Number of Plants Number of Plots From To Location 330 18 seedlin 5' Ro yal Hawaiian Estates /Private, vacant 90 2 1' 5' Fern Forest/Private, vacant 2,750 30 seedling 6' Eden Roc/Private, vacant 5 1 seedlin 2' Fern Acres /Private, vacant 260 51 seedlin 6' Hawn Acres /Private, vacant 30 4 seedlin 5' Orchidland /Private, vacant 233 12 2' 4' HPP /Private, vacant _ _ 40 8 1' 5' Fern ForesUPnvate, occupied 35 2 2 ' 5' Fern Forest/Private occupied 155 30 seedlin 6' Hawn Acres /Private, vacant 50 � 3 1' 3' Eden Roc/Pnvate, vacant 25 20 1' 5' jEden Roc /Pnvate, occupied 10 _ 1 1' 3' Eden Roc/Private, occupied _ 337 6 1' 4' Orchidland /Private, occupied and vacant 70 6 seedlin 5' Pohoiki mauka/Private, vacant 85 15 seedlin 8' Makuu Farm lots/Private, vacant 120 _ 30 3' 4' Orchidland /Pnvate, vacant 57 4 4' 6' Kapoho /Pnvate, vacant —_ 16 1 2' 2' Opihikao /Private, vacant 72 3 2' 6' Black Sands /Private, vacant _ 164 3 seedlin 4' Black Sands /Private, occupied 7 1 2' 4' Black Sands /Private, occupied _ I I Submitted By OFCR PETER FERNANDEZ Date A 18, 2009 I I HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No 2009 -03 Complaint No I Date/Time Reported 08 -17- 2009/1015 Date/Time Occurred 08 -17- 2009/1000 Location 11 -3100 Ohia Avenue, Eden Roc, Mt View Complaint ' Caller wish to make a complaint about a helicopter over his house, it bothered his children and made them cry He stated the helicopter came down to about 150 feet and had been over his house for about 10 minutes Color of Helicopter Dark Green Tad No Could not see, not close enough Letters "HPD" Visible Yes NoF Call Received By Lt Richard SHERLOCK Complainant Recontacted By Lt Richard SHERLOCK Date/Time 09 -03- 2009/0931 Reason for Being in Area Helicopter was assigned to direct the ground teams i I Time in Area 40 minutes No of Plants Recovered 2,835, seedling to 6 feet Immediate Action Taken I Comments Informed caller of the reason for the ground team and the amount of MJ plants recovered in the area j He stated that he appreciated the effort by HPD to remove the plants but asked that we stay further from the houses I ensured him that in the future, I will be stressing the importance of our County I polices on MJ eradication heights and distances from residences Submitted By Date/Time 4 0 f Lo o HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No - 2009 -03 Complaint No • 2 Date/Time Reported 08 -17- 2009/1318 Daterrime Occurred 08-17- 2009/1318 Location Rd 11 / Rd C Hawaiian Acres, Mt View, HI Complaint Caller stated that she was "so hoping this would stop" She feels she has been harassed for the last 35 years She stated that she has not seen them nor have they flown over her house 'this time" but she can hear them She related that she is in the tour helicopter path also Color of Helicopter White / blue stripes Tad No Too far away Letters "HPD" Visible YesO No0 Call Received By Lt Richard SHERLOCK i Complainant Recontacted By. Lt. Richard SHERLOCK Datelrime 08-17- 2009/1318 Reason for Being in Area Helicopter was droppping rappellers into numerous amounts of patches in the forested area behind the subdivision Time in Area. 25 minutes No of Plants Recovered 260, seedling to 8 feet Immediate Action Taken Helicopters left the area Comments Caller wished more money was put into educating people not to use marquana and not eradication She also stated that she think alcohol should be illegal also. Submitted By Date/rime. g • 3 t HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No.. 2009 -03 Complaint No 3 Datelrime Reported 08-17- 2009/1328 Datefrime Occurred. 08-17- 2009/1325 Location Hibiscus Street Fem Acres, almost to the end, Mt. View, HI Complaint Caller wished to complain about the helicopters saying it was irritating and non -stop. She stated that it had caused the dogs to bark and had woken up her child whom she had lust put to sleep She stated that they had circled 3 or 4 times and were no longer in the area She further stated that her property is in the tour helicopter path so they have a lot of traffic but those helicopters fly higher She asked how we would like it if the roles were reversed Color of Helicopter green with a blue patch Tad No She has bad vision Letters "HPD" Visible YesO NoQ Call Received By Lt Richard SHERLOCK i Complainant Recontacted By No return number given Date/Time Reason for Being in Area Helicopter being utilized to direct ground team and to provide cover A total of 51 plots in that area alone in the forest behind the subdivision Time in Area 25 minutes No of Plants Recovered: 280, seedling to 8 feet Immediate Action Taken Helicopters left the area. Comments Unable to contact caller as no return phone number was left i Submitted By S Date/Time 4- s / a Y I i HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No. 2009 -04 Complaint No 1 Date/Time Reported 08 -18. 2009/1013 Date/Time Occurred 08- 18- 2009/1000 Location Blacksands S/D Kalapana Complaint. Caller stated that the helicopters were flying around the neighborhood not doing anything, going for about one hour He described it as "quite disturbing and a waste of money" Caller asked that we do something constructive Caller did not leave a name or number Color of Helicopter N/A Tad No N/A Letters "HPD" Visible YesO No0 Call Received By Lt. Richard SHERLOCK Complainant Recontacted By: N/A Date/Time. I Reason for Being in Area Directing ground team to seven different plots in residential area. Time in Area One hour No of Plants Recovered 243 Immediate Action Taken Called number left on I D No answer, no voicemad Comments - Unable to contact complainant rrS Submitted By. Date/Time. er 3 oq / ( o t' HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No 2009 -04 Complaint No 2 Date rime Reported 0 8-1 8-2009/1037 Date/Time Occurred 08-1 8-2009/1040 Location. Pohoiki Complaint Caller stated that the helicopters were Flying over the tree line scanng her cows She stated that it is agricultural land and they have no business being there. She further stated that some of her neighbors may have Medicinal MJ and she does not support that but doesn't like the choppers either. "It is a waste of tax money ". She stated that the chopper was about 120 feet off of the ground Color of Helicopter White /Black Tad No. Couldn't see Letters "HPD" Visible Yes Nor Call Received By Lt Richard SHERLOCK i Complainant Recontacted By Lt Richard SHERLOCK Date/Time 09- 03- 2009/1017 Reason for Being in Area Directing ground team to seven different plots in residential area Time in Area 15 minutes No of Plants Recovered 70, seedling to 5 feet Immediate Action Taken Comments Informed caller that helicopter waas dropping rappelers into patches to recover manluana plants She appreciated the fact that the MJ was taken out of her area She supported the effort but not the method and hoped that the helicopter missions were over She further stated that the chopper flew over a second time and was much higher She did appreciate the call Submitted By /` a 5 Datelrime. I i HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL MARIJUANA PLANTS ERADICATED Date of Operation 8/19/2009 � Height Number of Plants Number of Plots From To Location 15 8 2" 4' Honomalmo- Private 15 1 3' 4' Kealia- Public 25 5 Seedling 4' Honomahno- Private 71 1 Seedling 4' Kona Paradise- Private 50 3 3' 4' Kalaoa - Private 347 4 Seedling 8' Kapulena - Pnvate Civ Submitted By et � Chad Taniyama Date August 20, 2009 HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No 2009 -005 Complaint No 1 Date/Time Reported 08 -19- 09/0913 Date /Time Occurred 08 -19- 09/0905 Location South Kona near 1926 Lava Flow Complaint Reported she and her husband suffer from medical conditions that are aggravated by helicopters making 9 passers over her residence on the south edge of the 1926 lava flow Color of Helicopter Reported to be 4 or 5 whitish /black helicopters Tail No Not seen Letters "HPD" Visible YesO NoFX Call Received By. Lt Miles Chong Complainant Recontacted By Did not wish to leave number Date /Time N/A Reason for Being in Area Recovered in excess of 700 plants from the area during last operation and a check was conducted to determine if cultivation was again taking place in that specific area Time in Area 3 minutes No of Plants Recovered 0 Immediate Action Taken Contacted crews who indicated helicopters were there for reconnaissance in excess of 1000' and that aircraft were presently 4 -5 miles north of that area Comments Submitted By V iles n Date /Time. 5 HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No 2009 -005 Complaint No 2 Date /Time Reported 08 -19- 09/0821 Date /Time Occurred* 08- 19- 09/0821 Location South Kona /Non - Specific Complaint Complaint forwarded on 08 -20 -09 from the Hilo Vice office An attempt was made to re- contact the complainant and a voice message was left for him to return my call on 08 -20 -09 Via voice message received on 08 -24- 09/0554 Hrs , caller reported helicopter noise in a non - specified area in South Kona Complainant stated that aircraft were in the area for a 15 -20 minute period and did not provide any descriptions of the helicopters Color of Helicopter Not Reported Tail No Unknown Letters "HPD" Visible YesO NoQX Call Received By Left voice message at the Hilo Vice office on 08 -19- 09/0821 Complainant Recontacted By Lt Miles Chong Date /Time 08 -20- 09/1013 Reason for Being in Area Active work in four areas of the South Kona district between Honomalino and Kona Paradise Total number of plants recovered from South Kona is 126 Time in Area 15 -20 minutes No of Plants Recovered 126 Immediate Action Taken Complaint received in Kona on 08 -20 -09 and an attempt to contacted complainant was made that morning Comments Caller did state in his voice message that the helicopters did appear to be maneuvering above the 1000' level Chief complaint was for the noise I made another attempt re- contact complainant 08 -24- 09 and 08 -27 -09 Attempts on both days resulted in my phone call being sent straight to complainant's voice mail Submitted By es Chon Date /Time -28- 09/1135 HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COUNTER CANNABIS FIELD OPERATION REPORT TO COUNTY COUNCIL OF COMPLAINT RECEIVED CCFO No 2009 -005 Complaint No _ 3 Date /Time Reported 08 -19- 09/0800 Date /Time Occurred 08 -19- 09/0800 Location Kainalw -Above Sandi's Drive -Inn Complaint Reports of constant overflights by helicopters usually between 5 00 p m and 7 00 p m Was unusual to have noticed helicopters early in the morning and states that 4 helicopters lust flew over the property and continued heading south According to complainant, approximate time frame of the helicopters being in the area was a matter of seconds Color of Helicopter Reported to be 4 helicopters, one green in color and one whitish /bluish Tad No Not seen Letters "HPD" Visible YesO NoQX Call Received By Lt Richard Sherlock 08 -19- 09/0800 Complainant Recontacted By Lt Miles Chong Date/Time 08 -20- 09/1000 Reason for Being in Area Reconnaissance overflight at evelation (maneuvering over 1000' AGL) in the morning before cloud cover sets in and while in transit to the South Kona area Time in Area Few seconds No of Plants Recovered 0 Immediate Action Taken Operation conducted on 08- 19 -09, complaint received via Hilo on 08 -20 -09 Complainant recontacted the same morninq Comments Caller was informed that the constant late afternoon -early evening fights were not a part of the operation Was informed that our helicopters were in the area for reconnaissance prior to cloud cover setting in and was enroute to the South Kona District Submitted By des Chon Date/Time OS -20- 09/1014