HAWAII LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS BOAR
D
THURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 17\, 2026\, 10:00 AM
MEETING AGENDA
\; \;
Leiopap
a A Kamehameha Building \; \;
State Office Tower \;
15th Floor\, ELD Conference Room \; \;
235 South Beretani
a Street\, Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi 96813 \; \;
In-Person and Rem
ote Participation via Zoom \; \;
\; \;
A. \; \; Roll Call
B.&n
bsp\; \; Quorum Determination
\;
II. \;
\; Public Testimony
A. \; \; Oral Test
imony
Note: For those who intend to testify\, please follow the ins
tructions indicated on the Notice of Meeting for this meeting.
B.&n
bsp\; \; Previously Submitted Written Testimony
\;
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strong>III. \; \; Approval of July 9\, 2026\, Open Session Meet
ing Minutes
A. \; \; Open Session Meeting M
inutes Approval
1. \; \; Discussion regarding the July 9\,
2026\, Open Session Meeting Minutes
2. \; \; Approval of
the July 9\, 2026\, Open Session Meeting Minutes
\;
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br />A. \; \; Review of Permitted Interaction Group Assignments
and Membership
1. \; \; Group A (Chapters 1\, 2\, a
nd 9 - Proposes to Establish General Provisions\; Proposes a Certificati
on Framework\; and Proposes a Certification Waivers\, Variances\, and Ac
commodations Framework)
&bull\; \; \; Members: Jared Redul
la\, Jason Redulla\, Adrian Dhakhwa\, Gary Yamashiroya
2.&nbs
p\; \; Group B (Chapters 3\, 4\, and 5 - Proposes to Establish Trai
ning Standards\; Proposes to Establish Instructor Standards\; and Propos
es to Establish Continuing Education Requirements)
&bull\; \; &
nbsp\; Members: Mike Lambert\, Kalani Ke\, Rade Vanic\, Gregg Okamoto
3. \; \; Group C (Chapters 6 and 8 - Proposes to Estab
lish Professional Conduct Standards\; Proposes to Establish Data Managem
ent and Information Transparency Standards)
&bull\; \; \;
Members: Craig Tanaka\, Matthew Dvonch\, Harry Kubojiri
4.&nb
sp\; \; Group D (Chapter 7 - Proposes to Establish Certification Ac
tion Procedures)
&bull\; \; \; Members: Ben Moszkowicz\, S
herry Bird\, Bobby Cavaco
B. \; \; Action by the Cha
ir to dissolve Groups A\, B\, C\, and D pursuant to HRS §\; 92-2.5 \;
V. \; \; Job Task Analysis RFP Status<
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A. \; \; Administrator&rsquo\;s update rega
rding the status of the Job Task Analysis Request for Proposals\, includ
ing the revision and procurement review process
VI.&n
bsp\; \; Job Task Analysis RFP Evaluators
A.&nb
sp\; \; Discussion and possible Board action regarding the formatio
n of the Job Task Analysis RFP evaluation committee in accordance with a
pplicable State procurement requirements
B. \; \; Board ac
tion to select individuals for submission to the procurement officer for
appointment to the Job Task Analysis RFP evaluation committee
Executive Session: Matters which require the Board to deliberate or ma
ke a decision upon a matter that requires the consideration of informati
on that must be kept confidential pursuant to a state or federal law\, o
r a court order may be discussed in Executive Session pursuant to HRS &s
ect\;92-5(a)(8). The anticipated executive session would concern the sel
ection of members of the Job Task Analysis RFP evaluation committee\, wh
ose identities are confidential prior to posting of the award pursuant t
o HAR §\;3-122-9.01(b).
&emsp\;
VII. \; \
; Administrative Manager Hiring Committee
A. \;
\; Discussion and possible Board action to appoint Board members to
serve on the candidate evaluation panel for the LESB Administrative Man
ager recruitment
B. \; \; Board action to designate Board
members to serve on the Administrative Manager candidate evaluation pane
l
VIII. \; \; 2027 Legislative Initiative: C
riminal History Access
A. \; \; Discussion
regarding proposed legislation to authorize the Law Enforcement Standard
s Board to obtain fingerprint-based state and national criminal history
record information for applicants for certification and current law enfo
rcement officers for purposes related to initial certification\, continu
ed certification eligibility\, and certification actions
B. \;
\; Discussion regarding proposed amendments to HRS chapter 139 and
HRS §\;846-2.7 to establish specific statutory authority for the Boa
rd&rsquo\;s access to and use of criminal history record information for
those purposes
C. \; \; Board action to approve submissio
n of the proposed legislation for the 2027 Legislative Session
IX. \; \; Next Meeting
A. \;
\; Confirmation of the next regularly scheduled meeting date and ti
me: Thursday\, October 15\, 2026\, at 10:00 a.m.
\;
Public comment on issues n
ot on the agenda\, for consideration for the Board's agenda at the next
meeting.
\;
XI. \; \; Adjournment
\;
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NT STANDARDS BOARD
THURSDAY\, SEPTEMBER 17\, 2026\
, 10:00 AM
MEETING AGENDA
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sp\;
Leiopapa A Kamehameha Building \; \;
State Office
Tower \;
15th Floor\, ELD Conference Room \; \;
2
35 South Beretania Street\, Honolulu\, Hawaiʻi 96813 \; \;
In-Person and Remote Participation via Zoom \; \;
\;&n
bsp\;
I. \; \; Call to Order\; Public Notice\; Rol
l Call and Quorum Determination
A. \; \; Ro
ll Call
B. \; \; Quorum Determination
\;II. \; \; Public Testimony
A. \;
\; Oral Testimony
Note: For those who intend to testify\, plea
se follow the instructions indicated on the Notice of Meeting for this m
eeting.
B. \; \; Previously Submitted Written Testimony
\;
III. \; \; Approval of July 9\, 2026\,
Open Session Meeting Minutes
A. \; \; Open
Session Meeting Minutes Approval
1. \; \; Discussion regar
ding the July 9\, 2026\, Open Session Meeting Minutes
2. \; &nb
sp\; Approval of the July 9\, 2026\, Open Session Meeting Minutes
&
nbsp\;
IV. \; \; Draft Rules Review PIG Dissolutio
n
A. \; \; Review of Permitted Interaction
Group Assignments and Membership
1. \; \; Group A (C
hapters 1\, 2\, and 9 - Proposes to Establish General Provisions\; Propo
ses a Certification Framework\; and Proposes a Certification Waivers\, V
ariances\, and Accommodations Framework)
&bull\; \; \; Mem
bers: Jared Redulla\, Jason Redulla\, Adrian Dhakhwa\, Gary Yamashiroya<
br />
2. \; \; Group B (Chapters 3\, 4\, and 5 - Proposes
to Establish Training Standards\; Proposes to Establish Instructor Stand
ards\; and Proposes to Establish Continuing Education Requirements)
&bull\; \; \; Members: Mike Lambert\, Kalani Ke\, Rade Vanic\,
Gregg Okamoto
3. \; \; Group C (Chapters 6 and 8 -
Proposes to Establish Professional Conduct Standards\; Proposes to Estab
lish Data Management and Information Transparency Standards)
&bull\
; \; \; Members: Craig Tanaka\, Matthew Dvonch\, Harry Kubojiri
4. \; \; Group D (Chapter 7 - Proposes to Establish
Certification Action Procedures)
&bull\; \; \; Members: B
en Moszkowicz\, Sherry Bird\, Bobby Cavaco
B. \; \;
Action by the Chair to dissolve Groups A\, B\, C\, and D pursuant to HRS
§\; 92-2.5
\;
V. \; \; Job Task Ana
lysis RFP Status
A. \; \; Administrator&rsq
uo\;s update regarding the status of the Job Task Analysis Request for P
roposals\, including the revision and procurement review process
VI. \; \; Job Task Analysis RFP Evaluators
A. \; \; Discussion and possible Board action regar
ding the formation of the Job Task Analysis RFP evaluation committee in
accordance with applicable State procurement requirements
B. \;
\; Board action to select individuals for submission to the procur
ement officer for appointment to the Job Task Analysis RFP evaluation co
mmittee
Executive Session: Matters which require the Board to
deliberate or make a decision upon a matter that requires the considera
tion of information that must be kept confidential pursuant to a state o
r federal law\, or a court order may be discussed in Executive Session p
ursuant to HRS §\;92-5(a)(8). The anticipated executive session woul
d concern the selection of members of the Job Task Analysis RFP evaluati
on committee\, whose identities are confidential prior to posting of the
award pursuant to HAR §\;3-122-9.01(b).
&emsp\;
V
II. \; \; Administrative Manager Hiring Committee
A. \; \; Discussion and possible Board action to appoint
Board members to serve on the candidate evaluation panel for the LESB A
dministrative Manager recruitment
B. \; \; Board action to
designate Board members to serve on the Administrative Manager candidat
e evaluation panel
VIII. \; \; 2027 Legislat
ive Initiative: Criminal History Access
A. \; &n
bsp\; Discussion regarding proposed legislation to authorize the Law Enf
orcement Standards Board to obtain fingerprint-based state and national
criminal history record information for applicants for certification and
current law enforcement officers for purposes related to initial certif
ication\, continued certification eligibility\, and certification action
s
B. \; \; Discussion regarding proposed amendments to HRS
chapter 139 and HRS §\;846-2.7 to establish specific statutory auth
ority for the Board&rsquo\;s access to and use of criminal history recor
d information for those purposes
C. \; \; Board action to
approve submission of the proposed legislation for the 2027 Legislative
Session
IX. \; \; Next Meeting
A. \; \; Confirmation of the next regularly scheduled me
eting date and time: Thursday\, October 15\, 2026\, at 10:00 a.m.
&
nbsp\;
X. \; \; Open Forum
Public co
mment on issues not on the agenda\, for consideration for the Board's ag
enda at the next meeting.
\;
XI. \; \; A
djournment
\;
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