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Annual ReportFiscal Year 2000-2001

Hawaii CountyPolice Department

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Hawaii CountyPolice Department2000-2001 Annual Report

Hawaii County Police CommissionCounty of Hawaii101 Aupuni StreetHilo, Hawaii 96720

Dear Commissioners:

In accordance with the provisions of Section 52D-2 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Article VII,Chapter 2, Section 7-2.4, of the Hawaii CountyCharter, I am pleased to submit to you the An-nual Report of the Hawaii County Police Depart-ment for Fiscal Year 2000-2001.

The biggest change during fiscal year was theretirement of Police Chief Wayne Carvalho inOctober 2000 and my appointment as the newChief. During his six years as Police Chief,Carvalho did much to improve and modernizethe Hawaii County Police Department, and manyof the topics covered in this annual report wereaccomplished or started under his administra-tion.

Among the accomplishments made during thefiscal year were the development and implemen-tation of the automated booking system, whichelectronically photographs and fingerprints di-rectly into the computer system. The savings intime and money to the Department have beenenormous.

In addition, the Department began projects toacquire a new Records Management System andto upgrade its microwave radio system.

The Department also organized a Special Re-sponse Team to respond to high-risk situations,

such as barricaded subjects and the taking ofhostages.

To combat family violence, the Department alsoformed a Domestic Violence Unit to focus atten-tion on crimes involving family and householdmembers.

We hope this year’s annual report will give you abetter understanding of what the Police Depart-ment has done for the Big Island communityduring the 2000-2001 fiscal year.

I and members of the Department want to ex-press our deepest appreciation for the supportyou have given to us over the past year.

JAMES S. CORREAPOLICE CHIEF

JAMES S. CORREAPolice Chief

Hawaii County Police Department

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Hawaii CountyPolice Commission2000-2001 Annual Report

The Honorable Harry KimMayor, County of Hawaii25 Aupuni StreetHilo, Hawaii 96720

Dear Mayor Kim:

The Hawaii County Police Commission takespleasure in submitting to you the Annual Reportof the Hawaii County Police Department forFiscal Year 2000-2001.

The fiscal year saw the creation of a DomesticViolence Unit to focus on crimes involving familyand other household members and a SpecialResponse Team to address high-risk crises suchas hostage situations and barricaded subjects.

The support you have given the Department,both as Mayor and as Civil DefenseAdministrator, is greatly appreciated by theCommission and the men and women of theDepartment.

WILFRED M. OKABECHAIRMANHAWAII COUNTY POLICE COMMISSION

WILFRED M. OKABEChairman, Hawaii County Police Commission

2000-2001 ANNUAL REPORT — 3

Table of ContentsLetter From the Police Chief ......................................................1Letter From the Police Commission .............................................2Police Administration ..............................................................4Organizational Chart .............................................................5Hawaii County Police Commission ........................................ 6Live Scan, Crime Capture Information Systems ...................... 7Clearance Rates .................................................................. 9Special Response Team ...................................................... 10Domestic Abuse Unit ......................................................... 11District Police Stations ........................................................ 12Traffic Enforcement Unit ..................................................... 13Positive Alternative Gang Education Program ...................... 14Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program ......................... 15Hawaii Isle Police Activities League ..................................... 16Criminal Investigation Section ............................................ 17Microwave Radio System ................................................... 18Vice Section ...................................................................... 19Criminal Intelligence Unit, Internal Affairs ........................... 20Awards ............................................................................ 21Retirements, Promotions ..................................................... 22Statistical Tables & Charts ............................................. 23-27Mission Statement ............................................................. 28

LAWRENCE K. MAHUNAAssistant Chief

Administrative Bureau

WENDELL D. PAIVAAssistant Chief

Investigative Bureau

THOMAS J. HICKCOXAssistant Chief

Field Operations

MORTON A. CARTERMajor

Technical Services

CHARLES M. CHAI JR.Major

Administrative Services

DAVID A. KAWAUCHIMajor

Field Operations, Area I

HARRY S. KUBOJIRIMajor

Field Operations, Area II


Police DepartmentAdministration

Organizational Chart

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Two new members appointedto Hawaii County Police Commission

POLICE COMMISSION—Thecurrent members of the HawaiiCounty Police Commission andtheir secretary are, front rowfrom left, Josie Pelayo, secretary,Wilfred M. Okabe, chairman,Dwight K. Manago, vicechairman; middle row, PhoebeLambeth; back row, Walter Moe,John M. Bertsch, Clarence Mills,Peter P. Muller, Horace Hara andDaniel C. Kama.

The Hawaii County Police Commissionis comprised of nine Big Island resi-dents who volunteer their time to

oversee the Police Department.

The members, appointed by the mayor andconfirmed by the County Council, representeach of the nine Council districts and servestaggered terms of five years each.

The commission members elect their ownchairman and vice chairman each year. Thecommission chairman for 2001 is Wilfred M.Okabe; the vice chairman is Dwight K.Manago.

By the end of the fiscal year, two new com-missioners had been appointed and con-firmed. They were John M. Bertsch, who rep-resents North Kona, and Daniel C. Kama,who represents upper Puna, Ka’u and SouthKona.

The commission has the following responsi-bilities mandated by the County Charter:

• To appoint and removed the Chief of Po-lice.

• To evaluate annually the performance of theChief of Police and submit a report to themayor, managing director and the CountyCouncil.

• To review the Police Department’s opera-tions for the purpose of recommending im-provements to the Chief of Police and Man-aging Director.

• To advise the Chief of Police on police andcommunity relations.

• To review the annual budget prepared bythe Chief of Police and possibly make recom-mendations to the Mayor.

• To receive, consider and investigate chargesbrought by the public against the conduct ofthe Police Department or any of its membersand to submit a written report of its find-ings to the Chief of Police.


On May 31, 2001, the Hawaii CountyPolice Department implemented the“Green Box,” “Criminal Capture” and

“Live Scan” pilot project.

This is an automated computerized bookingsystem that includes fingerprinting and pho-tographing criminals. No ink or film is used.The amount of time and money saved by thedepartment is enormous.

“Live Scan” is the no-ink process where asuspect’s fingerprints are read directly intothe computer. “Criminal Capture” is the pro-cess where photographs of the suspect is cap-ture digitally in the computer system. Andthe “Green Box” is the informal name of thecomputer software that ties it all together.

The $500,000 project is funded by the Officeof the Attorney General’s Hawaii CriminalJustice Data Center (HCJDC). The HawaiiCounty Police Department was the only de-partment selected by the HCJDC because ofthe professionalism of the Identification Sec-tion and the commitment of the police chiefand his staff to the project.

Next year, the department plans to imple-ment a new computerized Records Manage-ment System (RMS) to manage, track, copyand route police reports. The new recordssystem will save time and work by eliminat-ing the current process, which requiresdouble data entry, manually making copiesand routing reports to officers and theprosecutor’s office.

PROJECT MANAGER—Sharon Perreira,latent examiner for the Records andIdentification Section, headed up thedepartment’s “Green Box/Live Scan” pilotproject, which has greatly speeded up theidentification of criminal suspects. She is alsoheading up the new integrated RecordsManagement System.

‘Green Box’ pilot project saves departmentboth time and money in identifying suspects


During calendar year 2000, HawaiiCounty again had the highest crimi-nal clearance rate in the state of Ha-

waii.

During the year-long period, the Big Islandrecorded a clearance rate of 26.6 percent forall categories of index crimes. By compari-son, Kauai had a clearance rate of 18.9 per-cent; Honolulu, 12.7 percent; and Maui, 12.1percent.

The number of violent crimes reported on theBig Island decreased by 7.8 percent from theyear before, dropping from 257 to 237. Prop-erty crimes, however, increased by 11.3 per-cent, from 5,558 to 6,188. During calendar2000, the percentage of stolen property re-covered and returned to owners was 13.0percent.

The charts on the opposite page graphicallyillustrate the crime and clearance rates onthe Big Island for calendar 2000 as comparedto rates for the previous five years. The solidstraight lines represent the six-year trend ofactual crimes; the broken straight line, thesix-year trend of clearances.

The top chart shows that the number of PartI offenses—murder, non-negligent man-slaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault,burglary, larceny and auto theft—increasedslightly, from 8,076 in 1999 to 8,832 in 2000,an increase of 9.4 percent.

The clearance rate for Part I crimes duringthe same period declined slightly, from 51.4percent to 44.4 percent. The overall six-yeartrend, however, shows that the clearance ratehas increased at a higher rate than the rateof reported crimes.

The bottom chart shows an increase in PartII, or less serious, offenses—such as vandal-ism, embezzlement, drug violations, drunkdriving and gambling—from 13,958 in 1999to 15,174 in 2000. It represents an increaseof 8.7 percent.

The actual rate of clearances declinedslightly. The clearance rate for Part II offensesin 2000 was 76.0 percent, a decrease from the83.6 percent recorded in 1999. The trend overthe past six years, however, shows that theclearance rate of Part II crimes has kept upwith the actual number of crimes.

Big Island records highest clearance rateof overall crimes in State of Hawaii


In today’s society and culture, violence,unfortunately, is prevalent in the everyday activities of life. No enterprise is safe

from the many forms of violence that per-meate communities of any size and makeup.

During 1998 under former Police ChiefWayne Carvalho, the Hawaii County PoliceDepartment began formulating a special Re-sponse Team (SRT) to effectively address thepotential violence associated with high-riskwarrant service, barricaded subjects, hostagesituations and emotionally disturbed per-sons who pose a threat to the community.The tactical response team would comple-ment the department’s crisis negotiators,who have been in existence since 1995.

The goal in establishing the SRT was to en-join the crisis negotiators with a tactical ele-ment to preserve life and minimize injuryduring critical incidents. This goal would beachieved through negotiations, a tactical re-sponse, or a combination of the two.

The SRT augments the operations of the Ha-waii Police Department by training andequipping officers to respond in a cohesive,planned and technically sophisticated fash-

ion to neutralize life-threatening situations.The presence of a highly skilled, highlytrained police tactical unit—working to-gether with a crisis negotiator—has beenshown to substantially reduce shooting in-cidents and the risk of injury and loss of lifeto innocent citizens, police officers and sus-pects.

In December of 2000, the SRT’s tactical com-ponent materialized. It consisted of 13 mem-bers and a tactical commander. Memberswere selected after successfully passing amultitude of examinations, including writ-ten, physical and psychological examina-tions.

Because of other responsibilities assigned toits members, the Hawaii County PoliceDepartment’s crisis negotiation and tacticalteam is considered a “part-time” team.

Major Harry S. Kubojiri commands the tac-tical component of the SRT, whose membersare comprised of personnel from the PatrolDivision, Traffic Enforcement Unit, Vice Sec-tion, Training Section and Juvenile Aid Sec-tion.

Special Response Team organizedto handle special violent situations


T he Hawaii County PoliceDepartment’s Domestic Violence(DV) Unit was formed on January 1,

2000, to focus attention on crimes that in-volve family and other household members.The DV unit investigates cases involvingphysical abuse of adults and children, viola-tions of Temporary Restraining Orders andOrders for Protection and other crimesagainst the family.

The unit consists of a detective and a policeofficer each in East and West Hawaii. An ad-ministrative services assistant is also as-signed to the unit to assist in the adminis-tration and management of the unit. The DVunit is funded in part by a grant from theViolence Against Women’s Act, administeredthrough the State Department of the Attor-ney General.

The primary goal of the Domestic ViolenceUnit is to concentrate investigative efforts inthe area of family violence and to resolvethose investigations in a timelier manner.The unit members work closely with the Of-

fice of the Prosecuting Attorney to analyzepending investigations and determine thebest and swiftest course of action.

In the year 2000, the DV unit investigated 280incidents related to domestic violence. Ofthose, 66 cases were felony investigations.Unit members were able to solve 98 percentof the cases assigned to them.

Unit members also serve as department liai-sons with the various social service agencieswithin the county. Members also conduct in-service training on a regular basis to fieldoperations personnel in addition to publicspeaking engagements as requested fromoutside agencies.

The Hawaii County Police Department, inconjunction with the Office of the Prosecut-ing Attorney and the Family courts, recog-nize that investigations involving domesticviolence require special attention. Quick andaggressive adjudication is paramount in theconcerted goal of reducing incidents of fam-ily violence on the Big Island.

Domestic Violence Unit formedto focus on family, household crimes


Keaau

Pahoa

Honokaa

Waimea

Kealakehe

Captain Cook

Naalehu

Kapaau

Waikoloa Golf Course

Honokaa

Laupahoehoe

Richardson Beach Park

Kailua Village

H.O.V.E.

Mauna Lani

Clem Akina Park

Keauhou

Mooheau Bus Terminal

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

District Stations

Police Substations

Police Mini-stations

SOUTH HILO

NORTH HILO

PUNA

HAMAKUA

SOUTH KOHALA

KA’U

KONA

Hilo

Hawaii CountyPatrol Districts

NORTH KOHALANorth Hilo StationHamakua Station

Puna Station

North Kohala Station

Ka’u Station

Kona Station

South Kohala Station

South Hilo Station


Traffic Enforcement Unit demonstrateswhat a few dedicated officers can do

The year 2000 for the Traffic Enforce-ment Unit demonstrated what a fewdedicated traffic officers could ac-

complish.

The unit, consisting of one sergeant andseven officers, is responsible for respondingand investigating all fatal traffic accidentsthat occur on the Big Island, and althoughtraffic fatalities had actually increasedslightly from the previous year, officers as-signed to the unit had made an honest effortto focus on violations that lead to these ac-cidents.

Citations issued by unit members increasedfrom 5,918 in 1999 to 8,312 in 2000, and ar-rests increased from 598 to 1,142 in 2000. Themost important increase was in DUI arrests,which consisted of both liquor and drug driv-ing violations.

Another factor believed to be responsible forthe drastic increase in enforcement was achange in scheduling. Officers in the unit arenow primarily working the evening shift withlater hours and on holidays. This means theofficers are working at the time most drunkdrivers are on the road and most of the fatalcrashes occur. Drunk drivers have becomethe prime target for this unit.

Three officers were rotated into the unit dur-ing 2000. Each was a highly dedicated, self-motivated officer who had demonstrated his

skills while working in patrol before beingassigned to TEU. The change in personnelresulted not only in more detailed and com-prehensive fatality investigations, but also ina notable increase in enforcement.

The faces of TEU officers are a familiar sightto motorists on the road. Unit members con-duct an average of seven DUI checkpointsislandwide each month. The 86 DUI check-points conducted in 2000 screened a total of29,067 vehicles and resulted in 86 of the DUIarrests generated by the unit.

The year 2000 also saw unit members begin-ning to use the SOKKIA Forensic Diagram-ming System to document the scene at fatalcrash sites. This equipment is identical tothat used by surveyors, but used in conjunc-tion with a computerized crash program.This new technology was also used at a fewmajor crime scenes during the year becausethe large areas involved would have been dif-ficult to document with the traditional draw-ing method.

The Traffic Enforcement Unit has become anessential part of the Hawaii County PoliceDepartment and made its presence knownon the road. As stated in the National High-way Traffic Safety Association’s field sobri-ety testing manual: “DUI prevention consistsof fear of arrest, but there is no reason to feararrest unless there is a high probability ofarrest.”


The Hawaii County Police Departmenthas continued its commitment to ridour community of gang involvement

and related gang violence. The Positive Al-ternative Gang Education program is a jointeffort between the Department of Educationand the Police Department to educate jun-ior high students about the realities and con-sequences of gang membership.

Last year, the program served 1,852 seventhgrade students islandwide. The intermediateschools served were Pahoa IntermediateSchool, Keaau Middle School, Waiakea Inter-mediate School, Hilo Intermediate School,Hilo Hukilike School, Kalanianaole Interme-diate School, St. Joseph Intermediate Schooland Konawaena, Honaunau, Kealakehe,Hookena, North and South Kohala Interme-diate Schools.

Through its curriculum, P.A.G.E. broadensthe student’s awareness of how gang involve-ment drastically affects one’s life and thecommunity in a negative way. The programpromotes positive alternatives to joininggangs by using positive choices and associa-tions. Some of the topics covered are peer

pressure; behavior and identification; drugs,laws and consequences; and impacts on thefamily. The program also covers violence pre-vention and conflict management, which isa common problem for young people.

Officer Peter Kualii, a P.A.G.E. officer, said:“Only by teaching our kids about the ‘hows’and ‘whys’ that gangs exist, as well as identi-fying positive alternatives to satisfy theirneeds, can we reasonably expect our kids tomake a good decision about not joininggangs. With each child being able to resistgang membership, our community gains agood citizen and safer community.”

In addition, through a Gang Grant with theOffice of Youth Services, the department wasable to implement a onetime project, “Modi-fied School Attendance Program,” for thefour public high schools in Hilo and Puna.The program consisted of patrol officersworking on overtime basis, primarily arrest-ing truants throughout the school districtsand returning them their schools. The pro-gram, which began in October 2000 and con-tinued through June 2001, resulted in the ar-rest of 174 juveniles.

P.A.G.E. reaches nearly 2,000 studentswith message against joining gangs


T he Hawaii County PoliceDepartment’s Drug Abuse Resis-tance Education (D.A.R.E.) program

reached more than 4,750 elementary, juniorand senior high school students during the2000-2001 academic school year. Nearly61,000 Big Island students have participatedin the drug abuse and violence preventioneducation program since 1985.

D.A.R.E. officers provided educational exhib-its islandwide at school and communityevents. Valuable information for parents andchildren was distributed through many vis-its and appearances by officers.

The Police Department, in partnership withthe State Department of Education, hosteda number of extracurricular events. Ex-panded culmination activities included re-gional D.A.R.E. Junior High Nights formiddle-schoolers in addition to the tradi-tional D.A.R.E. Day Celebrations for elemen-tary school students.

The popular D.A.R.E. Institute for FutureLeaders XIV and XV, held at the HonomuSports Complex attracted more than 175participants, including a group of Garden Islestudents. D.A.R.E. officers and educatorsjoined forces with members of the State De-partment of Defense to offer a variety ofworkshops. Recreational activities aug-

mented the seminar that featured topics pre-sented by speakers like conflict resolution,anger management, peer mediation, dealingwith bullies and troublemakers and leader-ship skills.

The D.A.R.E. + P.L.U.S. (Play and Learn Un-der Supervision) program expanded to in-volve junior and senior high schoolers.Waiakeawaena captured the Fifth Grade Bas-ketball Playoffs by defeating Kealakehe 38-18 at D.A.R.E. Day XXIX. Keaau MiddleSchool toppled Hilo Intermediate to win theJunior High/Middle School BasketballLeague, 36-31. The Kohala Cowboys sur-prised Hawaii Preparatory Academy to cap-ture the title of the Senior High Summer PassFootball League, 24-2. D.A.R.E. is looking for-ward to its involvement in an islandwideSpelling Bee for fifth graders.

Although limited resources do not allow forfurther expansion at the senior high level, theprogram’s participation in a Community Ori-ented Policing Services (COPS) School-Basedpartnership grant project at Waiakea HighSchool will broaden its exposure on campus.The project will address drug use and drugdealing on campus through data collectionanalysis, and the subsequent implementa-tion of various responses, including a tran-sitional curriculum for incoming freshmendeveloped and presented by students.

D.A.R.E. involves more than 4,750 studentsat all grade levels in sports activities


For two decades, the Hawaii Isle PoliceActivities League has been serving theyouth of the Big Island. Started in late

1980, with one officer coordinating abasketball tournament and a youth boxingprogram, it has seen its staff grow to as manyas six officers and one civilian recreationdirector in the early 1990s.

Currently, the HI-PAL staff consists of onesergeant and one civilian assigned in EastHawaii and two officers assigned in WestHawaii. Both staffs combine to organize andcoordinate the major program activities.Tournaments and leagues in basketball,baseball, volleyball and tennis are organizedfor youngsters aged 5-18.

“Keeping our youngsters occupied incharacter-building activities which stressmorals, sportsmanship and a sense of fairplay is important in preventing them fromgetting involved in unproductive anddestructive behavior,” said Sergeant JerryColoma, the sergeant in charge of theprogram islandwide.

Assisting Coloma is Dennis Onishi in Hiloand Joseph Kealoha and Myra Iwamoto inWest Hawaii. Many police officers havevolunteered their time to coach youngstersthroughout the year in various activities. The

ultimate goal continues to be the promotionof the spirit of sportsmanship, benevolence,friendship, goodwill and tolerance.

More than 6,000 youngsters participated inHI-PAL’s activities in 2000. Many youngstersare considered to be “at risk” because ofgeographic, economic or social factors. Theseyoungsters participate with and against theirpeers who are not considered to be “at risk.”

HI-PAL also coordinates and co-sponsorsEaster Egg Hunts for Special Needs studentsin Hamakua and South Kohala. Volunteersfrom senior groups and the Boy Scouts helpprovide these youngsters with this specialactivity.

Two HI-PAL-sponsored activities annuallydraw participation from around the State ofHawaii. The HI-PAL/HOPE Chapel 3-on-3Basketball Tournament held in January andthe HI-PAL Winter Basketball Classic held inDecember have drawn teams from the outerislands and for several years a team fromCalifornia. Teams from as far away as NewYork have expressed an interest in comingto participate.

The HI-PAL program hopes to reinstate itsboxing program and expand its services tomore areas of the Big Island.

HI-PAL promotes spirit of sportsmanship,goodwill, tolerance through sports activities


Criminal Investigation Section detec-tives completed two major investiga-tions that resulted in either arrests or

convictions during the 2000-2001 fiscal year.

In the first, on January 1, 1999, Hilo CIS de-tectives initiated a project dealing with theinterdiction of stolen property. DetectiveAndrew Burian led the investigation with theassistance of Detective Duane Rapoza. Bothdetectives were to supervise two undercoverpolice officers and guide them in accomplish-ing the goals of purchasing stolen propertyfrom criminal elements.

The 18-month undercover operation, whichended June 30, 2001, resulted in 55 arrestswith another 30 arrests expected after grandjury indictments.

During the course of the operation, $170,526in stolen property was recovered. Of this,$153,500 of the property was returned totheir owners.

The project confirmed that drug dependencecontributes to the rise and fall of propertycrimes. Drugs users were committing bur-glaries and thefts to support their drug hab-its. One career criminal boasted he had com-mitted more than 100 burglaries in a month’stime. Upon his arrest and incarceration, theburglary rate in his area fell by 50 percent.

Hilo CIS detectives also solved a long-stand-ing murder case. On September 20, 2000, aHawaii County Grand Jury indicted OliverWhite, 27, of North Dakota, and Jason Santos,

29, of Henderson, Nevada, for the Septem-ber 30, 1994, murder of Vernon Souza Jr. ofOmao, Kauai. Souza’s burned body was foundduring a fire off the Saddle Road near the 16-mile marker. An autopsy showed that Souzadied of stab wounds and blunt force traumato the head.

Grand Jury indictments were returned afteran extensive investigative effort by CriminalInvestigation Section Detectives RandallIshii and Dana Chong Tim. The investigationled them to Texas, South Dakota and Nevadainterviewing witnesses and suspects.

Their efforts solved the case. Santos was con-victed for second-degree murder on June 21,2001, and sentenced to life in prison with thepossibility of parole after 80 years. The sec-ond defendant, Oliver White, was deter-mined to be unfit to stand trial because ofhead injuries he suffered during a traffic ac-cident in South Dakota.

On the Kona side, CIS detectives, workingwith the West Hawaii Crime Stoppers, havedeveloped a “West Hawaii Wanted” projectin which offenders wanted by the police be-cause of an outstanding bench warrant islisted each week. The program was startedafter the police district had accumulatedmore than 1,200 outstanding bench war-rants. Under the project, Three names withphotographs are released each week. Withthe cooperation of the local newspaper andKona residents, the program has completedits second year with an apprehension rate ofmore than 60 percent.

CIS investigations result in convictionfor 1994 murder, 55 arrests for burglaries


The Police Department has embarkedon a program to upgrade HawaiiCounty’s radio telecommunications

system.

Used not only by the Police Department, butby Fire, Civil Defense, Public Works and Wa-ter, the current radio system is inadequatein many respects.

The 25-year-old system’s radio towers are oldand cannot withstand high winds. In addi-tion, dead spots are prevalent in many areasof the Big Island, specifically in valleys andareas blocked by mountains.

The first step involved in migrating to a 800MHz trunked system is to implement a 6 GHzmicrowave transmission system. Thetrunked system has a sufficient number ofchannels to accommodate two-way mobiletransmissions to areas specifically assigned

for public safety use.

The 800 MHz trunked system will provide forincreased channel privacy and cut down onoutside radio interference. It will also pro-vide much-needed flexibility, such as the useof mobile data terminals in addition to voicecommunication.

The step is scheduled to be implemented inthree phases—engineering and design; up-grading of facilities; and implementation ofthe new microwave radio system.

For the first phase, the department has hireda consulting firm, Gartner Consultants, oncontract to do the preliminary work for thesystem design and to help select a vendor tocomplete the renovation project.

The total time needed to complete theproject is three years.

New 800 MHz microwave radio systemto provide flexibility, expansion capability

MICROWAVE GRID—The map of the Big is-land, right, shows the grid of Hawaii County’smicrowave telecommunications system. Thedots represent microwave towers; the straightlines, microwave transmissions between tow-ers.


A primary responsibility of the Hiloand Kona Vice Sections is to enforceall narcotic laws, concentrating on

all drug trafficking into and throughout theCounty of Hawaii.

It is aided in this responsibility by State andFederal law enforcement agencies.

During the fiscal year, vice officers investi-gated several high profile cases. Among themwere:

• The execution of a search warrant on a Punaresidence resulted in the arrest of four adultsand the recovery of 2.6 pounds of “black tar”heroin, 1.6 pounds of cocaine, $5,850 in cashand a 1995 Yamaha motorcycle.

• While conducting a join investigation withthe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administrationofficers arrested four adult males during abuy-and-bust operation. The officers recov-ered more than 11 ounces of cocaine, 1.5ounces of crystal methamphetamine, 9ounces of processed marijuana and a 9mmhandgun.

• During a sting operation in a Hilo parkinglot, vice officers arrested an 18-year-old maleand recovered 2.27 pounds of cocaine afterbeing alerted by a police dog.

• Vice officers recovered 1.87 pounds of crys-tal methamphetamine, or “ice.” Because of

sharing information between agencies, anadult male suspect was arrested at the Ho-nolulu International Airport by the HawaiiAirport Task Force.

• A joint investigation conducted by mem-bers of the Vice Section and State and Fed-eral law enforcement officers led to the ex-ecution of a search warrant at a residencewhere officers recovered more than 3 poundsof heroin, nearly an ounce of cocaine and$2,000 in cash.

• An undercover operation that ended in De-cember 2000 resulted in 66 felony narcoticdistribution investigations being initiated,and numerous suspects were arrested follow-ing Grand Jury indictments.

To address the increasing problem of clan-destine drug laboratories producing “ice” onthe Big island, the Department is currentlytraining officers and purchasing equipmentto enable them to enter and investigate thelab sites.

The Clandestine Drug Lab Response Pro-gram was begun after a raid on an “ice” labin Mountain View, Puna, demonstrated thatofficers were neither trained nor equippedto investigate these cases. The specializedtraining will allow officers to enter a drug labsite, render it safe and conduct an investiga-tion to prosecute persons involved in themanufacture of methamphetamine.

Vice officers make major bustsin several high profile drug cases


The Criminal Intelligence Unit (CIU)traditionally has been utilized to keeppolice administrators informed of the

extent, nature and characteristics of orga-nized criminal activity.

During the 2000-2001 fiscal year, the unit’semphasis was broadened in several differentareas. Under the direction of the police chief,the unit was transformed to assist both FieldOperations and Investigative Operations bygathering, analyzing and disseminating in-telligence information that could be used ininvestigations. During the 2000-2001 period,the unit provided intelligence informationthat, in whole or in part, let to the initiationof 317 criminal investigations as comparedto 125 in 1999-2000.

The unit during this period also became thedepartment’s clearinghouse for conductingbackground investigations for prospectivedepartment employees, other designatedcounty employees as well as for prospective

employees of other county, state and federallaw enforcement agencies. The unit did a to-tal of 762 background investigations. Thiscompares with the 515 background checksconducted in fiscal year 1999-2000.

CIU also submitted 384 intelligence reportsduring the fiscal year. This was an increaseover the previous high of 264 during the 1999-2000 fiscal year.

The unit continued to assist in providingadditional protection for certain visiting dig-nitaries. During 2000-2001, these dignitariesincluded former President Bill Clinton,former Vice President Al Gore, former Sec-retary of State Madeleine K. Albright, thepresident of Palau and the president of theFederated States of Micronesia.

The unit is commanded by a police captainis comprised of two police detectives andfour police officers assigned to Hilo andKona.

Criminal Intelligence Unit broadensrole to assist others in investigations

The Internal Affairs element of the HawaiiPolice Department investigates admin-

istrative complaints against Department per-sonnel. Internal Affairs also provides in-ser-vice training to Department members in or-der to curtail improper behavior before itoccurs. It also assists with the department’ssworn employee drug-testing program.

During the 2000-2001 fiscal year, InternalAffairs conducted a total of 111 internal in-

vestigations, 37 internal inquiries, and 26 in-service training sessions.

The section also conducted 18 unannouncedinspections of department personnel andequipment and assisted in 40 employee drug-testing sessions. Lastly, in December 2000,Internal Affairs did provide an annual reporton discipline to both houses of the HawaiiState Legislature as required by the HawaiiRevised Statutes.

Internal Affairs expands role in department


Lieutenant Paul K. Ferreira was named theHawaii County Supervisor of the Year for2000. Ferreira, assigned to the Administra-tive Service Bureau, supervises the Training,Community Relations, Crime Prevention andD.A.R.E. Sections.

Lieutenant Ferreira volunteers to help oth-ers in the office and motivates them to excelat their duties. His positive outlook and “can-do” attitude lifts employee morale.

Lieutenant Ferreira began his career with theHawaii County Police Department on July 1,1982, as a Police Officer I. After four monthsof police training, he was assigned as a pa-trol Officer to the Puna District. In May 1992,

he was promoted toDetective Sergeantand assigned to theKona Criminal inves-tigation Section. InMarch of the follow-ing year, he trans-ferred to the Hilo In-vestigative Section.On March 16, 1999, hewas appointed to his

present position as a lieutenant with Admin-istration.

A 19-year-veteran with the Police Depart-ment, he has not taken a single day of sickleave since 1991.

Ferreira named ‘Supervisor of Year’

North Kohala Police Sergeant DelphineSoares Jr. was named the Big Island’s “PoliceOfficer of the Year” by a statewide law en-forcement organization.

A 29-year-veteran with the Hawaii CountyPolice Department, Soares was recognizedfor his dedication and many years of serviceto the department and to the North Kohalacommunity.

The Hawaii State Law Enforcement OfficersAssociation presented the award to Soaresat a recognition dinner held August 14, 2000,in Honolulu. The dinner was held as part ofHSLEOA’s 47th annual conference in Hono-lulu.

Soares, born and raised at Hoea Camp, NorthKohala, and a graduate of Kohala High

School, was pro-moted to sergeantand assigned to hishome district in1981.

His supervisor at thetime, Captain JohnDawrs, said districtresidents refer toSoares as “Brother

Del” or “Uncle Del.”

“Sergeant Soares became a true ‘communitypolice officer,’” Dawrs said. “His home be-came a virtual police substation. Residentswill call Uncle Del at the Kohala Police Sta-tion before calling 911 or Central Dispatch.If he’s not there, they will call him at home orgo directly to his house.”

Soares named ‘Officer of the Year’


Four police officers—including the policechief and a major—retired from the HawaiiCounty Police Department in 2000. Theywere:

Police Chief Wayne G. Carvalho retired onOctober 17, 2000. He was named police chiefin July 1994 after comingout of retirement. Hisservice areas includedHilo Jail guard, JuvenileAid Section, South HiloPatrol Division, Admin-istrative Services, HiloField Operations,Deputy Chief and PoliceChief.

Major John S. Vares re-tired on August 15, 2000.He was appointed in Au-gust 1988. His serviceareas included HonoluluPolice Department,Kona Patrol Division andField Operations Bureau,Area II (West Hawaii).

Captain Dale A. Fergerstrom retired on No-vember 30, 2000, as cap-tain of the Kona PatrolDivision. He was ap-pointed in December1974. His service areasincluded South Hilo Pa-trol Division, Hilo ViceSection, Puna Patrol Dis-trict and Kona Patrol.

Two police officers, including the policechief, were promoted to higher ranks or as-signed to larger police districts during cal-endar 2000.They were:

James S. Correa—Act-ing Police Chief of theHawaii County PoliceDepartment. As theDeputy Chief, Correahad been second incommand of the depart-ment.

Harry S. Kubojiri—Ma-jor in charge of the FieldOperations Bureau, AreaII (West Hawaii). AsCaptain, he had previ-ously commanded theSouth Kohala Patrol Dis-trict.

Two are promotedto higher ranks

Police Officer Dennis J.De Morales retired onMay 15, 2000. He wasappointed in February1976. His service areasincluded Vice Sectionand Kona Patrol Divi-sion.

Four police officers,including chief, retire

Hawaii County Police DepartmentMission Statement

We, the men and women of the Hawaii County Police Department, are dedicated tocreating a safe environment for the community through service, integrity,professionalism, respect and fairness.

We are committed to these principles:

Service

We are committed to protecting life and property, preventing and solving crime,reducing fear, and providing a safe environment for all. We will strive to work inunity with our community to develop a partnership in solving problems and to beresponsive to community needs and concerns.

Integrity

We will strive to serve with integrity and to deal with each other and the communitywith honesty and sincerity.

Professionalism

We will endeavor to maintain the public’s confidence through professional perfor-mance and to take every reasonable opportunity to maintain a high level of knowl-edge and training.

Respect

We recognize the value of our unique cultural diversity and are dedicated to treat-ing all people with respect, kindness, and tolerance. We will protect the rights, lib-erties, and freedoms of all as granted by the constitutions and laws of the UnitedStates and State of Hawaii.

Fairness

We will make every effort to be consistent in our treatment of all persons. We believein tempering our actions with reason and fairness and in making objective, impartialdecisions and policies.

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