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Home My WebLink About2009-08-14 Police Commission AgendaWilliam P. Kenoi Mayor County of Hawaii POLICE COMMISSION The Hilo Lagoon Centre 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 313 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808) 961 -8412 • Fax: (808) 961 -8563 MEETING NOTICE DATE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2009 Thomas P. Whittemore, Chair Louis Kaoiwi, Vice Chair Richard J. Behenna, Member Carol R. Ignacio, Member Donn S. Mende, Member Melvin S. Morimoto, Member Anita Politano Steckel, Member Michael B. Sumja, Member TIME: 9:00 A.M. BUSINESS OTHER THAN INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS (If needed, will continue after investigation of complaints.) 10:30 A.M. INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS (May commence earlier depending on business agenda.) PLACE: DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR CONTROL, HILO LAGOON CENTRE 101 Aupuni St., Suite 230, Hilo AGENDA INVOCATION CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS APPROVAL OF MINUTES July 17, 2009, regular and executive sessions. PERSONNEL ORDERS Nos. 2009 -070 to 2009 -080 (Including, but not limited to work assignments, training assignments, promotions, reallocations, severance from service, automobile allowances, and appointments.) COMMUNICATIONS • Correspondence 09 -16, from Police Chief Harry Kubojiri, mid -year status of police department's goals for 2009. Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Hawaii County Police Commission Page 2 August 14, 2009 • Correspondence 09 -17, from Lowell Shafer regarding his child custody concerns. • Correspondence 09 -18, from Police Chief Harry Kubojiri regarding playing of loud music while transporting prisoners. • Honolulu Police Commission Minutes of June 3, 2009. COMMITTEE REPORTS • Budget and Finance (Kaoiwi /Mende) • Office Management and Staffing (Whittemore) • Rules and Policies (Behenna /Sumja) • Contractual Services (vacant) • Public Relations /Information (Politano Steckel /Ignacio) • Complaints Review (Kaoiwi /Morimoto) CHIEF'S REPORT Including: • Crime • Traffic • Personnel • Finance • Commendations • Other Departmental Activities UNFINISHED BUSINESS Correspondence 09 -14, invitation to the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Conference in Austin, Texas, October 31- November 3, 2009. INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS (Approximately 10.30 a.m.) STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS (THIS SECTION OF THE MEETING IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC) EXECUTIVE SESSION: To consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawaii County Police Department where consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved and to consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues that pertain to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92 -5 (2) and Hawaii County Charter Section 13 -20 (b). Hawaii County Police Commission Page 3 August 14, 2009 STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS REPORT ON INTERNAL AND REFERRED COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS • HPC 09 -09: Complainant alleged that the officer's accident report was incomplete and obscured the facts. • HPC 09 -13: Complainant alleged that his speeding citation was incompletely filled out and not accurate. • HPC 09 -22: Complainant alleged that during a traffic stop, an officer's behavior was abusive and discriminatory harassment, and that he should be made aware of the Peaceful Sky initiative. • HPC 09 -24: Complainant was involved in a traffic stop. He alleged that he was held at gunpoint, handcuffed, and made to lay face on the road while being interrogated. His wife and children watched the ordeal. The officers were later informed that they had the wrong guy, and he was released. • HPC 09 -25: Complainant alleged that officers pursued a vehicle at excessive speeds and in doing so contributed to the death of the driver. • HPC 09 -26: Complainant alleged that an officer was wrong when he told him he was in a no parking area. He also alleged that the officer yelled at him and was irrational. • HPC 09 -27: Complainant alleged that he drove through a red light because it was faulty, and that the officer did not want to listen to his explanation which he felt was disrespectful and unprofessional. • HPC 09 -28: Complainant's son was involved in an altercation. She alleged that an officer abused his position when he used an electronic control device on him. • HPC 09 -29: Complainant alleged that an officer was intimidating and threatening when he interviewed her son, and that this caused her son to have a seizure. • HPC 09 -30: Complainant alleged that an officer used his position to improperly treat and harass him so that he could use a camp area for himself and his family • HPC 09 -32: Complainant complained about the manner in which an officer spoke to him and that his arrest for a TRO violation was bogus. • HPC 09 -34: Complainant alleged that an officer yelled at him at a DUI check point. Hawaii County Police Commission Page 4 August 14, 2009 • HPC 09 -35: Complainant was stopped for speeding and then arrested for DUI. She alleged that she was not speeding, that the citation had incorrect information, and that the officer would not show her the reading of the breath analyzer. MID -YEAR EVALUATION OF POLICE CHIEF HARRY KUBOJIRI (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS The next monthly meeting will be on September 18, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., at the Waimea Civic Center Conference Room, 67 -5189 Kamamalu St., Waimea (next to police station.) • Collection of files and documents. ADJOURNMENT NOTE: If you require an accommodation or auxiliary aid and /or services to participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language interpreter, large print, etc.), please call the Police Commission at 961 -8412 at least three days prior to the meeting.