Hawaii Prosecuting Attorney Office, Criminal Investigations Unit

The County of Hawaii, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Criminal Investigations Unit is the law enforcement agency for the County of Hawaii, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. It is tasked with full state police powers to enforces all State laws and Department rules, conducts investigations of the most complex, confidential, and diverse civil/criminal cases being considered and/or readied for court action and prosecution; obtains additional information, evidence, and facts to clarify or substantiate findings of law enforcement agencies; secures, interviews, and interrogates witnesses complainants, and suspects; conducts highly confidential investigations for the Attorney General's Office; special career criminal suppression investigations; arrest subjects, processes and serves legal papers; conduct warrant investigations and extraditions; coordinates investigations and works closely with the Hawai‘i Police Department, military, and federal law enforcement agencies, and all levels of the court system.[1]

County of Hawai'i, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Office, Criminal Investigations Unit
MottoJustice with Integrity and Commitment
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCounty of Hawaii, USA
Size5,000 sq.mi.
Population225,000
Legal jurisdictionState of Hawaii, County of Hawaii
Governing bodyHawaii Legislature
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersHilo, Hawaii
Criminal Investigators10
Agency executives
  • Mitch Roth, Prosecuting Attorney
  • Dale Ross, First Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
  • (Vacant), Chief Investigator
Parent agencyState of Hawai'i, Attorney General’s Office
Child agency
  • County of Hawai'i, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney
Website
County of Hawaii, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Website

Investigators

Have the powers and privileges of police officers with state wide jurisdiction to effect arrest and conduct investigations. Most Investigators are experienced law enforcement officers with other state or local police agencies prior to being employed with the Office.[2]

Investigators conduct investigations of the most complex, confidential, and diverse criminal cases being considered and/or readied for court action and prosecution; obtains additional information, evidence, and facts to clarify or substantiate findings of law enforcement agencies; secures, interviews, and interrogates witnesses complainants, and suspects; conducts highly confidential investigations for the Attorney General's Office; special career criminal suppression investigations; arrest subjects, processes and serves legal papers; conduct warrant investigations and extraditions; coordinates investigations and works closely with the Hawai‘i Police Department, military, and federal law enforcement agencies, and all levels of the court system.[3]

Agency description

Under authority of the Attorney General; the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney is the legal agency responsible for prosecuting all violations of State and County laws, ordinances, rules, and/or regulations on behalf of the Big Island community as provided by Hawai‘i County Charter Article IX: Chapter 28; H.R.S. 28-1.[4]

Criminal Investigations Unit, ranks structure

Criminal Investigations Unit uses the Hawaii State Law Enforcement Rank Structure;

  • Investigator VI, SR-26 (Chief Investigator)
  • Investigator V, SR-24 (Captain)
  • Investigator IV, SR-22 (Lieutenant)
  • Investigator III, SR-20 (Sergeant)
  • Investigator II, SR-18 (Officer II)
  • Investigator I, SR-16 (Officer)[5]

Victim services

Investigator's work with the Victim Service Unit in helping crime victims through the difficult process.[6]

See also

References
  1. "County of Hawaii - Prosecuting Attorney". hawaiicounty.gov. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  2. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 28-11 : Hawaii Statutes - Section 28-11: Investigators; appointment and powers". Findlaw. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. "County of Hawaii - Prosecuting Attorney - Investigation Unit". hawaiicounty.gov. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. Marumoto, Claire (December 2007). "Guide to government in Hawaii" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  5. "Investigator Series" (PDF). Files.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  6. "Prosecutor's Office expanding victim services". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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