Opinion ID: 6499452
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Text: public peace, prevention of crime, detection and arrest of offenders against the law, protection of the rights of persons and property, and enforcement and prevention of violations of all laws of the state and 22  FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAII REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER  55. Specifically, the ICA reasoned that (1) HRS § 52D-3 grants each chief of police “the powers and duties as prescribed by law, the respective county charter, and as provided by this chapter[;]” (2) CCH Article VII § 7-2.4(b) empowers the chief of HCPD to “[t]rain, equip, maintain, and supervise the force of police officers[;]” and (3) HRS § 52D-6 allows the chief of police to “appoint officers . . . under such rules . . . as are authorized by law.” Id. The ICA described the relationship between HRS § 78-27 and the statutes authorizing Chief Ferreira’s delegation of authority as follows: HRS § 78-27 is a law that authorizes Chief Ferreira to temporarily receive police officers from another county’s police department to support HCPD operations on Hawaiʻi Island. HRS § 78-27 also authorizes Chief Ballard and Chief Faaumu to temporarily assign police officers from their respective departments to another county’s police department. The Hawaiʻi County Charter and HRS Chapter 52D authorize Chief Ferreira to appoint and supervise police officers in the County of Hawaiʻi, including those temporarily assigned to Hawaiʻi Island from Honolulu and Maui counties. ordinances of the county and all regulations made in accordance therewith. (b) Train, equip, maintain, and supervise the force of police officers and employees. . . . . (e) Have such other powers, duties, and functions as may be required by the police commission or provided by law. (Emphasis added.) 23  FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAII REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER  Id. at 92, 482 P.3d at 555. Thus, the ICA held that “[a]pplying the plain language of HRS §§ 52D-3, 52D-6, and 78-27, and Chapter 2 of the Hawaiʻi County Charter, in pari materia . . . execution and performance of the Agreements and the Delegations by the Chiefs of Police in this case was authorized by law.” Id. Accordingly, the ICA affirmed the circuit court’s November 12, 2019 Order Granting Motion to Dismiss and Judgment in favor of the Chiefs of Police. Id. The ICA entered its corresponding Judgment on Appeal on February 24, 2021. Flores filed an application for writ of certiorari on April 22, 2021.