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• • U O_ . • OFFICE OF ,THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY COUNTY. OF HAWAII PROPOSED COUNTY CHARTER CHANGES • Section 9-4. Powers, Duties and Functions. • (d) Institute proceedings, or direct the chief of police to do so, before the district [magistrates] judges for the arrest of persons charged with or .reasonably suspected of public offenses, when he has information that any such offenses • • have been committed, and for that purpose take charge of • criminal cases before the district [magistrates] judges, . either in person or by a deputy or by such other prosecuting officer as he shall designate. (e) _. Draw all indictments and attend before and give • advice to the grand jury whenever cases are presented to it for its consideration. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the conduct of proceedings by private counsel before district [magistrates] judges or courts of record under the direction of the prosecuting attorney. • • (f) Investigate all matters which may properly come before him. Section 9-5. Staff. (a) The prosecuting attorney .may appoint deputies and other necessary staff. The deputy who is designated as first deputy shall, during the temporary absence or disability of the prosecuting attorney, assume the power and perform the duties of the prosecuting attorney. • (b) The prosecuting attorney may appoint investigators who shall have all the powers and privileges of `a police officer of the county. Section 9-6 . Oaths, Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents. (a) The prosecuting attorney or his deputy in the course of investigating alleged criminal activity, shall have the power to administer oaths and to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. If any person, .subpoenaed as a witness or to produce any books or papers called for by the process of the prosecuting attorney or, his deputy, shall fail or refuse to respond thereto or refuse to answer questions propounded by the prosecuting attorney or his deputy, the proper court, upon request of the prosecuting attorney or his deputy, shall have power to compel obedience to any process of such prosecuting attorney or his deputy and require such witness to answer questions put to him as aforesaid and to punish, as a contempt of the court, any refusal to comply therewith without good cause shown therefor. • • • • • 'c(1)MM. I� .,.....{. ....�.��ak .