Kauai Police roster 2023-3-3
| Submitted | March 3, 2023 |
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From: Sam Stecklow
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a public records request made via MuckRock under the Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act, seeking records related to law enforcement officer employment rosters in this state.
This request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.
We are seeking any datasets, databases, and/or spreadsheets sufficient to show the following information regarding every current or former sworn employee of the Kauai County Police Department, year-by-year, dating back however far as the data exist for:
First name
Middle name or initial
Last name
Unique employee identification number
Star or badge number
Race
Gender
Year of birth
Rank
Troop assignment
Unit assignment
Division assignment (Patrol, Investigations, Support, etc.)
Hire date
Separation date, if applicable
Reason for separation, if applicable
If your certification/roster system contains data elements not listed above, please include them in the response, provided they are releasable under the law. On the other hand, we recognize some of the information we are asking for may not be tracked by your system. If that is the case, we are willing to accept as many of the data elements as your agency maintains. If some records are more readily available, we are happy to receive partial information as soon as possible while the remaining request is processed.
In addition to the data elements listed, we request documentation necessary to understand and interpret the data, including but not limited to record layouts, data dictionaries, code sheets, lookup tables, etc.
Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.
We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.
Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.
Sam Stecklow
Journalist
Invisible Institute
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 3, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Kauai Police Department
Good morning Mr. Stecklow,
Regarding a FAX that appears to have come via MuckRock, please find the attached form to complete and re-submit your request through: KPD Records kpdrecords@kauai.gov<mailto:kpdrecords@kauai.gov>
Thank you and should you have any questions or concerns, please contact our office at your convenience.
Respectfully,
Nancy May Wellington
Kaua'i Police Department
Administrative & Technical Bureau
Police Records Supervisor
P: (808) 241-1660
From: Sam Stecklow
See request attached
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 3, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Kauai Police Department
Our office has reviewed the request and are currently awaiting our Human Resources office to provide what information may be available. Our system does not track may of your data element requests and our system is limited on the number of years. When we obtain the data that is available, it will be sent with a Notice to Requester to detail the information we may be unable to provide.
Due to our office having Holiday closures on March 27th and April 7th and us being very short staffed, we will provide you with as much readily available data no later than April 18, 2023.
Thank you in advance for your time and understanding.
Respectfully,
Nancy May Wellington
Kaua‘i Police Department
Administrative & Technical Bureau
Police Records Supervisor
P: (808) 241-1660
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From: Kauai Police Department
Good afternoon Mr. Stecklow,
Due to staffing shortages, our office has not completed the UIPA Request stated below. Please allow us an additional 6-day extension of April 26, 2023. Should you have any questions or concerns, contact our office at your earliest convenience.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Nancy May Wellington
Kaua‘i Police Department
Administrative & Technical Bureau
Police Records Supervisor
3990 Ka’ana Street, Suite 200
Lihue, HI 96766
P: (808) 241-1660
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From: Kauai Police Department
Aloha Mr. Stecklow,
Your UIPA request has been completed. Please see the attached files.
Thank you for your patience,
Alyssa A. Kaneakua
Police Records Technician
Kauai Police Department
3990 Kaana St. Suite 200
Lihue, Hawaii 96766
PH: 808-241-1662
akaneakua@kauai.gov<mailto:akaneakua@kauai.gov>
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From: Sam Stecklow
Thank you
From: Kauai Police Department
This request has been filled. The link you are sending requires an email address that we do not have. The information was sent to the preferred email address provided below.
Thank you,
Nancy May Wellington
Kaua‘i Police Department
Administrative & Technical Bureau
Police Records Supervisor
3990 Ka’ana Street, Suite 200
Lihue, HI 96766
P: (808) 241-1660
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