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HAWAII POLICE COMMISSION <br />REGULAR SESSION MINUTES <br />JUNE 18, 2021 <br />AUPUNI CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM <br />101 PAUAHI ST., HILO, HAWAII <br />CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />Chair Bertsch called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m. <br />Present: John Bertsch, Chair <br />Thomas Brown, Commissioner <br />Pudding Lassiter, Commissioner <br />Rod Quartararo, Commissioner <br />Rick Robinson, Commissioner <br />Donna Springer, Commissioner <br />Anthony Sur Commissioner <br />Denby Toci, Commissioner <br />Absent: Guy Schutte, Vice Chair <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present: Paul Ferreira, Police Chief <br />Chad Basque Assistant Chief <br />Samuel Jelsma, Assistant Chief <br />James O'Connor, Assistant Chief <br />Kayne Kelii, Detective <br />Brian Prudencio, Detective <br />Malia Hall, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Josie Pelayo, Secretary <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />(None at this time of the meeting.) <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />• May 21, 2021, regular and executive sessions: Commissioner Lassiter motioned to <br />approve both minutes. Commissioner Toci seconded, and it carried unanimously. <br />POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br />• Crime Report: Assistant Chief O'Connor reported that up to May 31, 2021, there were <br />5,329 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation units investigated 573 of those cases. <br />For the month of May, the department received 9,285 calls for service: criminal/traffic <br />2,739 and miscellaneous public assistance 6,546. <br />Commissioner Toci stated that she saw a Facebook posting by Ikaika Marzo talking <br />about all the criminal activities and people taking things into their own hands. <br />AC O'Connor stated that they are constantly putting people in jail over and over again. <br />They are let out and go back into the same toxic environment. They are constantly <br />dealing with the same people over and over again. They do theirjob to the best of their <br />