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Home My WebLink About10-16-26 Police Commission Agenda �►<:�.°f,H,y� Greg Yamada,Chair C.Kimo Alameda,Ph.D. ,ri Wendy Botelho,Vice Chair Mayor Lloyd Enriquez,Member Franz"Junior"Fischer,Member Eileen Lacerte,Member Allen Salavea,Member rr1, *48• Jacob Tavares,Member Bernadette Urban-Smith,Member COUNTY OF HAWAI`I Vacant,Member Police Commission 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 9 Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808)932-2950 Fax: (808)932-2949 MEETING NOTICE DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026 TIME: 9:30 A.M. PLACE: COUNTY BUILDING, PUNA CONFERENCE ROOM, SUITE 1501 25 AUPUNI ST., HILO, HI PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: To provide oral testimony remotely, join the meeting via Zoom Webinar. Use this link: Ih, t ,;;// ,.;; , iry goy.. oirn�U/1659485686 This is an in-person meeting, and the Police Commissioners will participate in person. The primary way to testify at this meeting is in person; however, as a courtesy to the public, the Commission provides the following additional option for remote viewing or testifying. Although not required, to register in advance for oral testimony, please email micah.alameda@hawaiicounty.gov before the meeting if you wish to testify remotely. Pursuant to Section 92-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so at the time public statements are called for at the top of the agenda or at the time the agenda item is called. Public testimony may be limited to five (5) minutes in length per agenda item. Please state the agenda item you are testifying on before you begin. As this is an in-person meeting, the hearing may proceed if the Zoom and/or YouTube connections fail. Zoom Webinar Link: I . a://onr.................zooirn ov„ oirn/L/1659485886 Zoom Webinar ID: 165 948 5886 YouTube Livestream Link: I n. . .;://youtuIke„ om/C�oount oil avtaiiiimetiia sii:::::C v lC lh�IhNirnQ0IF=T S0Iki Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Hawaii Police Commission Meeting Agenda October 16, 2026 Page 2 AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL II. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Public statements must be related to items specifically listed on this agenda. Statements may be provided at the start of the meeting or when the specific agenda item is called. Testifiers are limited to a maximum of five (5) minutes. III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 18, 2026, regular and executive sessions. IV. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES This report includes statements regarding the following: • Crime Statistics • Traffic Statistics • Vice Report • Personnel Report • Finance Report • Commendations and Awards • Other Department Activities/Highlights V. NEW BUSINESS A. Hawaii Police Department's FY 2026-27 Budget Pursuant to Police Commission Rule 2(b), the Commission will review the Hawaii Police Department's FY 2026-27 budget prepared by the chief of police and may make recommendations thereon to the mayor. B. Hawai'i Police Department's 2026-2030 Five-Year Strategic Plan The Commission will review, discuss, and possibly provide recommendations regarding the Hawaii Police Department's Five-Year Strategic Plan. C. Hawai'i Police Department controls and procedures to prevent high-level employees from concealing abuse of police authority. D. Debriefing of the Hawai'i State Law Enforcement Officials Association (HSLEOA) Conference. Hawaii Police Commission Meeting Agenda October 16, 2026 Page 3 EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC) For the following agenda items, the Commission will meet in executive session to consider charges against officers or employees of the police department, where matters affecting privacy will be involved and may consult with the board's attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92-5(a)(2), 92-5(a)(4) and the Hawaii County Charter Section 13-20 (b). VI. CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS (EXECUTIVE SESSION — CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC) • HPC 26-11: Complainant alleges that the officer did not want to help her in filing a report. • HPC 26-12: Complainant alleges excessive use of physical force. • HPC 26-14: Complainant alleges the officer was discourteous and disrespectful. • HPC 26-16: Complainant alleges the officers failed to make an arrest. • HPC 26-18: Complainant alleges the officer used his position as a police officer to obtain information about a juvenile police report. • HPC 26-21: Complainant alleges an officer provided a news reporter information on an open investigation in the death of a minor, which should not have been provided. The information was then aired in a newscast. • Complaints in the non-acceptance category. VII. STATUS REPORT OF REFERRED AND EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS (EXECUTIVE SESSION — CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC) VIII. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS (RETURN TO OPEN SESSION) • Consideration and Investigation of Complaints: o HPC 26-11 o HPC 26-12 o HPC 26-14 o HPC 26-16 o HPC 26-18 o HPC 26-21 o Complaints in the non-acceptance category Hawaii Police Commission Meeting Agenda October 16, 2026 Page 4 IX. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING Consideration of items to be placed on the upcoming agenda. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS The next regular meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 20, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., at the West Hawaii Civic Center, Council Chambers, Building A, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona. XI. ADJOURNMENT Meeting Instructions and Information Submitting Written Testimony: Written testimony may be submitted by email to Police.Commission@hawaiipolice.gov, by mail, or in person at the Police Commission's office located at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 9, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Written testimony will be accepted at any time prior to the meeting. However, if possible, please submit written testimony by 12:00 noon, two business days before the meeting. Note that all written testimony is considered a public record. Oral Testimony: Testimony must be related to an item on the agenda. The Commission will hear public testimony at the beginning of the meeting or when the respective agenda item is called, or as allowed at the sole discretion of the chair. Testifiers will be limited to five (5) minutes; please plan accordingly. Special Assistance: The in-person meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, contact Jendi Saldana by phone at (808) 932-2950 or by email at Police.Commission@hawaiipolice.gov as soon as possible, preferably three days before the meeting date. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats