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From Hawai‘i Public Radio:

In a first for the county, the Hawaiʻi Island Police Department underwent a one-day Micronesian training program to educate officers on common misconceptions associated with the culture.

The one-day event was conducted by the nonprofit Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center, Micronesian leaders and cultural experts.

Hawaiʻi Island Police Capt. Roy Valera said he had been asking for the training since 2018, but nothing came to fruition until now.

He said the program offered an open dialogue for officers to ask questions on Micronesian culture.

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