In 1962, President Ken-nedy proclaimed May 15as National Peace OfficersMemorial Day and the cal-endar week in which May15 falls as National PoliceWeek.

National Police Weekpays special recognition tothose law enforcement offi-cers who have lost theirlives in the line of duty forthe safety and protectionof others as well as thefamily members, friendsand fellow officers theyleft behind.

To see copies of the twoproclamations and picturesgo to www.facebook.com/HawaiiPSD or check themout on the L:Drive.

After the great response toour holiday request forstories we decided to askyou to do it again. Youdidn’t disappoint! The restof this newsletter is madeup of your submissions.

This time we wanted to putout a newsletter for Na-tional Correctional Officersand Employees Week(May 4-10) and NationalPolice Week (May 11-17).

We are very proud of allthe men and women in uni-form and the support staffwho make Public Safetywhat it is.

On Wednesday, May 7,Gov. Neil Abercrombieand Lt. Gov. Shan S. Tsutsuiproclaimed May 4-10“Correctional Officers andEmployees Week” and

May 11-17 “Police Week”in Hawaii. The two procla-mations were presented byActing Gov. Tsutsui to theCorrections and Law En-forcement Divisions.

“We commend all thosewho currently serve in thecorrections and law en-forcement profession, thosewho have served and thosewho have been lost in pur-suit of these most honor-able professions,” ActingGov. Tsutsui said.

In 1984, President RonaldReagan designated May4-10 as National Correc-tional Officers and Em-ployees Week under Proc-lamation 5187. It is de-signed to provide correc-tional employees the re-spect and recognition theydeserve.

Message From the Director’s Office

Five Outstanding MCCC Business Office EmployeesWritten by:Heather Alvarado,MCCC

I am a proud employeeof PSD at the Maui Com-munity Correctional Cen-ter Business Office.

It is unimaginable that Ifind only one of my co-workers admirable! I

work with five intelligent,hard-working, dedi-cated, women.As you know, the Fiscaland Personnel functionsof all PSD facilities arenon-stop! Working withJo-Anne, Laverne,Bridgette, Jan, and Lau-reen is a pleasure! I amlucky to have five men-tors who are strong

women and dedicated tothe work that they do.

Along with being dedi-cated to work, they arealso dedicated to per-sonal causes such as ca-noe paddling, animalrights, and volunteerwork. So I nominate allof five of them!

Maui CommunityCorrectional Center

May 2014Volume 3, Issue 1

H A W A I I D E P A R T M E N T O F P U B L I C S A F E Y

ACROSS PSD

Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui presentsproclamations to PSD Correctionsand Law Enforcement staff

Pictured: Lt. PatrickSniffen, Maui SD

Written by: Jennifer Lopez,Clinical Section Admin,MCCC

Peterice “Pete” Kahahane isthe Office Assistant forHealth Care Services at MauiCommunity Correction Center.

She has 15 years of dedi-cated service with the de-partment.

One thing that stands outabout Pete is her extraordi-nary personality. She is con-sistently kind to others, a con-

summate professional, andalways willing to help.

Pete works closely withACO’s, staff, nurses, physi-cians, and community healthcare providers. I didn’t real-ize how much work Pete doesfor our office until she tookleave to help care for hersister who was being treatedfor breast cancer. I was neverso thankful to see Pete whenshe finally returned!

Pete is always happy atwork; always smiling. She

greets everyone she passes witha warm “aloha.”

As Pete’s supervisor, I can tellyou that she has left an indeliblemark on our office. She is agreat co-worker, and loyalfriend. Pete embodies all thequalities of Aloha in the Hawai-ian culture, and is an excep-tional representative of our de-partment. When Pete is notworking, she enjoys distancerunning, and spending time withher 5 grandchildren. Pete liveswith her husband and two catsin Upcountry Maui!

then Sheriff's Departmentunder the Judiciary andwas in the first Sheriff'sRecruit Class. He rosethrough the ranks and be-came a Sheriff Lieutenant in1984. In 1986, he movedto Maui to start up theSheriff's Maui Section.

Lt. Sniffen has not only be aguiding force for the MauiSection, but the Sheriff Divi-sion as a whole. Lt. Sniffen

Written by: Pat Lee, FirstDeputy, Sheriff Division

The Sheriff Division's MauiSection has been under thedirection of Lieutenant Pat-rick Sniffen, who has beenworking in the State systemfor the past 40 years.

Lt. Sniffen started out as acorrections officer at theOahu Prison in 1976. In1982, he transferred to the

has done a fantastic job ofdeveloping a capablestaff that can handle anysituation that comes theirway.His loyalty to the Depart-ment has never been inquestion. He could haveretired a long time ago,but his dedication to theSheriff Division and PublicSafety has kept him on thejob. We are comforted bythe fact that he is still here.

Pete Kahahane -”A Consummate Professional Who Embodies Aloha”

Lieutenant Pat Sniffen: 40 Years and Counting

Lance Valdez– A Positive Player in HI Correctional Industries

Working along side Lance,in CI’s Special Projects sec-tion for several years I’vewatched him take negativeevents and create memo-rable moments for his fel-low co-workers, our valu-able customers, and theoffenders that we workwith. He is always first toassist when others needhelp and last to leave,making sure everyone and

everything has been takencared of regardless if it washis job to do so or not. Lancehas worked in almost everyarea of Correctional Indus-tries, started and completednumerous profitable pro-jects, and continues to chooseto be positive in all situationsand events thrown his way. Ilook up to Lance and prac-tice daily to brighten some-one’s day, thanks to him."

Written by: ShawntayYasuda, HI CorrectionalIndustries

The power to brighten some-one’s day is not used oftenor made a priority for many.However, I’ve come to learnfrom Lance Valdez, that ifyou make that your dailypurpose, life’s many strug-gles cannot break you down.Lance is a CI Specialist atthe HI Correctional Indus-tries.

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Pictured:Peterice “Pete”Kahahane

“I’VE WATCHED

HIM TAKE

NEGATIVE

EVENTS AND

CREATE

MEMORABLE

MOMENTS.”

Top: Law Enforcement MemorialBottom: “Daniel M. Browne- Sanchez”Hawaii State Sheriff - End of Watch

Written by:Lt. Koa Dobrowolsky,Sheriff Division Special OperationsBranch

I was honored to have been se-lected to attend the 256th Sessionof FBI National Academy. Classesconsist of approximately 225 offi-cers. Participation is by invitationonly, through nomination and a strictscreening process conducted by theFBI. Participants are drawn fromevery state in the union, from U.S.territories, and from over 160 inter-national partner nations.

Various courses of study are offeredin areas such as law, behavioralscience, forensic science, leadershipdevelopment, communications, andhealth/fitness. Officers participatein a wide range of leadership andspecialized training, and they shareideas, techniques, and experienceswith each other, creating lifelongpartnerships that span state andnational lines.

I took advantage of my time thereto self-evaluate and learn fromsome of this nation’s best instructorsand police executives. I was able toforge a network of subject matterexperts and friends from across theUnited States and 33 foreign coun-tries. I was humbled to attend af-ter-hour leadership seminars bysome of the most inspirationalspeakers I have ever heard.

I was cold (temperatures rangedfrom 5 degrees to 40 degrees) andI missed home but the opportunity tolearn from my classmates and theinstructors was truly worth the chal-lenges.

Being almost 50 years old and farbeyond my school days, it was in-timidating to be required to writemultiple ten to twenty page termpapers in American PsychologicalAssociation (APA) format. My pa-pers included the Psychopathy and

Sociopathy of Violent Offenders in Ha-waii, Law Enforcement Executive Lead-ership, Philosophy of Leadership, andPsychosocial Behavior and IntelligenceTrends.

Physical fitness is stressed heavily dur-ing the training and each section meetsthree days per week to learn and ap-ply physical conditioning training fortwo hours per session. Each fitness in-structor is a fully credentialed trainerand most were former strength and con-ditioning coaches for professional sportteams in the MLB or the NFL.

As an extra, each Wednesday the en-tire class would come together for a“Wizard of Oz” themed challenge thatstarted with a two mile run on week onecalled, “You Aren’t In Kansas Anymore”and ended with the 6 mile endurancechallenge called the “Yellow BrickRoad”. In addition, I participated in theBlue Brick Challenge which consisted ofa 34 mile swim which needed to becompleted in less than 9 weeks. Thechallenge symbolized swimming fromQuantico to D.C. via the Potomac River.

As a class we were required to partici-pate in field trips to venues such as theNational Law Enforcement Memorial(see picture) and the Holocaust Museum.At the museum, we were treated to apersonalized guided group tour andlater participated in a short seminarwhich asked, “What could Law Enforce-ment have done to prevent Nazi Ger-many.” The tour was terribly sad andmoving but the museum was incredible.

One of the most valuable lessons Ilearned while attending the academy isthat my professional and personal lifewill never be the same. The NationalAcademy will guide me in my futuredecisions and my conduct for the re-mainder of my life. As a graduate ofthe NA, the law enforcement communityexpects more from you and demandsthat you conduct your daily activitieswith a healthy dose of honor and re-spect. That honor reflects the pride inyour agency and your association withthe National Academy.

The Department of Public SafetyGraduatesThe State of Hawaii, Department ofPublic Safety has supported the FBINational Academy for decades andhas benefitted by the many graduatesof the program. Graduates includeDeputy Director of Law EnforcementShawn Tsuha, NED Administrator KeithKamita, Investigator Jared Redulla, SDLieutenant Michael DeCenzo, SD Ser-geant Penny Kalua, and the latestgraduate of the academy is SD Lieu-tenant Lanikoa Dobrowolsky.

BackgroundThe FBI National Academy serves toimprove the administration of justice inpolice departments and agencies athome and abroad and to raise lawenforcement standards, knowledge,and cooperation worldwide. Its missionis “to support, promote, and enhancethe personal and professional devel-opment of law enforcement leadersby preparing them for complex, dy-namic, and contemporary challengesthrough innovative techniques, facili-tating excellence in education andresearch, and forging partnershipsthroughout the world.”

Sheriff Deputy Completes FBI National Academy

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formed with the utmost levelof professionalism and con-cern. He truly protected andserved this woman.

I am proud to say that he ismy partner, friend, and thathe is an asset to our agency.

Deputy Douglas Takayama

Written by: Pat Lee, FirstDeputy, Sheriff Divisionand Lt. Michael Oakland,Airport Patrol Section,Sheriff Division

This case originated inCook County, Illinois andinvolves twin boys who are3 1/2 years old.

On Friday, April 11, 2014,the Sheriff's Airport Sectionreceived a call about aCustodial Interference casewhere the estrangedmother of the sons hadtaken one of the boys toJapan. Information wasreceived that the motherand son would be flyingthrough Honolulu.

After working on this casefor several days, SergeantCollin Malani and DeputySheriffs James Lupo and

Brian Brunn met up withJerry Canada, the father ofthe twins and went over thedocuments.

On Tuesday, April 14,2014, Deputy Lupo wasable to reunite the twinboys and their father atHonolulu International Air-port. It was an emotionalsituation as the mother be-came visibly upset, yet thetwin boys were overjoyedto finally be reunited.

The following email andphoto was sent to Lt. Oak-land:

Dear Sgt. Malani, Lt. Cmd.Oakland, Deputy Lupo, andTeam:

I want to thank each of youfor your help in reunitingmy son Kanoa with his iden-

tical twin brother Manatoafter 568 days of beingseparated. I realize thereis a very painful humanelement in doing what youdo. I know you are all pro-fessionals however, I'm surethere is little joy in the waythis had to come about.Please know that I hadtried everything within rea-son long before involvingthe law, with a person thatseparated brothers, leavingher other child with under-lying health conditions be-hind. I have attached apicture of Kanoa andManato from their flightback to the mainland.

You have my deepestgratitude.

Mahalo,Jerry

that she had struck many ofthe yellow-colored, plasticpylons that separated theentry lanes to the parkingstructure.

Deputy Takayama ap-proached the woman andasked her if she neededmedical attention, and ifshe was okay. She statedthat she had forgotten totake her medication. Taka-yama asked what sheneeded and she startedcrying hysterically, andstated, "I want to kill my-self."

Takayama reacted by per-forming in a very profes-sional, caring manner, andwas able to get her tocome out of her vehicle.

Written by: Deputy DeanDung, Airport Section,Sheriff Division

This is a story about theactions of Deputy DouglasTakayama, who on March26th at around 7 p.m., wassent to a report of awoman driving erraticallyin the Inter-island parkingstructure.

Security had reported thata woman was "driving er-ratically." Upon his arrival,he observed a female inher vehicle who appearedto be very emotional. Shewas crying and constantlywiping tears from her eyes.

Numerous security person-nel in the area reported

Prior to talking to Taka-yama, the woman did notappear to have any inten-tion of exiting her vehicle.Takayama created such agood rapport with her, thathe was able to get her tocome out of the vehiclewithout incident.

Takayama kept telling herthat he would not leaveher, and he was there tohelp her.

The incident turned out tobe something totally differ-ent than what had beenreported by security. Ta-kayama responded appro-priately as the circum-stances changed. He per-

Sheriffs Help Reunite Twin Boys

Deputy Douglas Takayama - Going Above and Beyond

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“I REALIZE

THERE IS A

VERY

PAINFUL

HUMAN

ELEMENT IN

DOING

WHAT YOU

DO.”

Deputy Shiroma-Kauahi Featured in AFSCME Police Week Poster

Volume 3, Issue 1

Deputy Sheriff Helen Shiroma-Kauahi didn’t expectthis to be in the newsletter but we couldn’t pass itup!

She was asked by the American Federation ofState, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)union to submit a photo for their National Law En-forcement Officers Week poster (left). She ex-pected it to be a small part of a whole bunch ofpictures but she and her K9 Llanger can be seentop right in the poster. This poster will be used bythe AFSCME to recognize law enforcement officerswho lay their lives on the line every day to protectothers.

We are proud to see Deputy Shiroma-Kauahi andLlanger represent the Hawaii State Sheriffs in anationwide campaign.

Looking for a way to get fit for FREE?Join some of our PSD employees at Egan’s FitBody, Beach Boot Camp , Saturday’s at AlaMoana Beach Lifeguard Stand D1 from 7-8 a.m.

Our very own WCF Sergeant Glenn Philhower hasbeen a boot camp trainer for several years. Hedescribes it as MMA style body weight training forall fitness levels.

Sgt. Philhower knows what he’s talking about. Hedecided to change his life and get healthy theright way by eating right and working out. He haslost 80 lbs and kept it off for 2 years!

It’s FUN, FREE, and a GREAT way to start yourday! Did we mention it’s FREE?

Egan's Fit Body Beach Boot Camp: Fun & FREE

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Here are some more pictures from various PSD events over the past few months. Enjoy! Most of these picturesand more can be found on our Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/HawaiiPSD) or on the L:Drive.

PICTURES OF PUBLIC SAFETY EVENTS

ACROSS PSD

We are now accepting nominations for the Department of Public Safety’s Distinguished State ServiceEmployee of the Year, Manager of the Year and Team of the Year Awards.

Nominations must be submitted to Personnel ERT by June 6, 2014.To have a copy of the Suggested Selection Criteria form (used by the selection committee when evalu-ating nominations) emailed or sent to you, please contact Robyn Yanaga, PER-ERT at 587-3471.

Nomination forms for the Employee, Manager and Team of the Year can be downloaded from theDHRD website at:http://dhrd.hawaii.gov/state-employees/employee-benefits/incentive-and-service-awards-program/

Book Donation made by NaMea NativeBooks, Native Hawaiian Chamber ofCommerce, Former Gov. John Waihe’e

Service Act Award presented to Sgt.Guy Ching (blue shirt) for saving a man’slife.

Governor speaks to Hilo BCT classabout the importance of the job.

Governor speaks to OCCC staff aboutfuture improvements.

Toastmasters award given to PSD. Dir.Sakai with educators who help imple-ment the program at WCF, HCF, MCCC.

Former HPA board member JoyceMatsumori-Hoshijo is sworn in for asecond term by Dir. Sakai.

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MARCH

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Nominate Your Employee, Manager, and/or Team of the Year