FOUR COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTS OPERATE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. EACH DEPARTMENT IS INDEPENDENT UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION BUT HAS A POLICE COMMISSION ESTABLISHED BY STATE LAW. STATE POLICE OR A STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SYSTEM DO NOT EXIST. STANDARDS AND GOALS RESULTING FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A POLICE AND PUBLIC PROTECTION TASK FORCE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CATAGORIES: (1) POLICE ROLE (LIMITS OF AUTHORITY, DISCRETION, COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC, AND NEWS-MEDIA RELATIONS); (2) POLICE ROLE IMPLEMENTATION; (3) DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES (CRIME PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND PREVENTION); (4) CRIMINAL JUSTICE RELATIONS (DIVERSION, CITATION AND RELEASE ON OWN RECOGNIZANCE, AND CRIMINAL CASE FOLLOWUP); (5) PLANNING AND ORGANIZING (POLICE SERVICES, AGENCY & JURISDICTIONAL PLANNING, POLICE-COMMUNITY PHYSICAL PLANNING, AND FISCAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES); (6) TEAM POLICING; (7) UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES (COMMAND AND CONTROL PLANNING, EXECUTIVE RESPONSIBILITY, MASS PROCESSING FOR ARRESTEES, AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN TRAINING FOR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES); (8) PATROL; (9) OPERATIONS SPECIALIZATION (JUVENILE OPERATIONS, TRAFFIC OPERATIONS, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, SPECIAL-CRIME TACTICAL FORCES, VICE OPERATIONS, NARCOTIC AND DRUG INVESTIGATION, AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS); (10) MANPOWER ALTERNATIVES; (11) PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE; (12) SUPPORT SERVICES; (13) POLICE RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION; (14) POLICE CLASSIFICATION AND PAY; (15) EDUCATION AND TRAINING; (16) DEVELOPMENT, PROMOTION, AND ADVANCEMENT; (17) EMPLOYEE RELATIONS; (18) INTERNAL DISCIPLINE; (19) HEALTH CARE, PHYSICAL FITNESS, RETIREMENT, AND EMPLOYEE SERVICES; (20) PERSONAL EQUIPMENT; (21) TRANSPORTATION; (22) COMMUNICATIONS; AND (23) INFORMATION SYSTEMS. A REPORT ADDENDUM DEALS WITH PRIORITIES OF THE FOUR POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN HAWAII. (DEP)