Ms. Bev Baligad, JD, was our guest speaker at the September meeting. As the Director of Compliance at UH West O‘ahu and Chair of Threat Team Hawaii (TTH), she shared TTH’s mission, how to access their support, and ways to join the General Stakeholder group. For more information, you can contact TTH through the Hawaii Fusion Center.
Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm was our guest speaker at the August meeting. Many of you may remember him from his impactful tenure as a Honolulu Circuit Court Judge, where he pioneered the nationally recognized HOPE Probation program. During the meeting, he gave us an insightful overview of the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, highlighting both the achievements and ongoing efforts of his office. Thank you, Judge Alm, for your time and for sharing your leadership with Honolulu!
Director Yabuta, who previously served as the Maui County Chief of Police, is now leading HIDTA Hawaii. He shared the history and mission of the 33 HIDTAs across the country and discussed the challenges of controlling the import of illegal narcotics into our island home. Thank you, Director Yabuta, for serving as our guest speaker and educating us.
The ASIS Hawaii Chapter invites you to attend their Holiday Party where we will install our new leaders for 2024! There will be food, fun and fellowship to share. Holiday give-a-ways too!
Ken Nakamura was the guest speaker at our August 2022 virtual membership meeting. Outside of being a police detective, Ken is a member of: Association of Threat Assessment Professionals; ASIS International; and the U.S. CEPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) Association.
Ken’s presentation “Threat Assessment and Threat Management” included a real case study that truly enhanced the talking points of his material. The case study was riveting.
Thank you very much Ken.
Wayne Parker from Controlled FORCE, was the guest speaker at out July 2022 virtual membership meeting. Wayne’s presentation on “De-Escalation for First Responders” was very informative. I wish we could have given him more time. Thank you Wayne.
Mike Petty, VP of Sales at Thermal Imaging Radar, LLC and Trustee for the ASIS Foundation Board was the guest speaker at our June 2022 virtual membership meeting. Mike provided an informative briefing on the ASIS International Foundation and discussed “Persistent Intrusion Detection Methods.
In May 2022 we were pleased to have Mr. Dave Weiner, Founder and CEO of Secure Measures, LLC, as our guest speaker. Dave has served in the military, law enforcement and corporate security for 27 years and discussed a number of topics related to our veterans that may assist us when dealing with our veterans in the homeless community.
Joe Cabrejos has been a career investigator since 1983 and is a partner and co-owner of Goodenow Associates Investigations, LLC. Regardless of the type of investigative assignments that Joe receives, they almost always begin with a foundational background investigation. With almost 40 years of experience in the investigative field, Joe shared his insight and experiences related to conducting background investigations.
Our March guest speaker Brent Tsuda, Director of Sales (West) at Shooter Detection Systems, made a very informative presentation on Active Shooter Detection Technology: from providing active shooter statistics to describing device technology and design requirements.