Some people call me a publicity hound.
I get a lot of calls from families and people who have served time and they say, ‘Thank you, Sheriff. I hate the tents.’ That’s music to my ears.
I would hope to get together with the Latino community, if I could ever have them talk to me without screaming and threatening me. So I hope to get together with the community and try to explain what we do, so that’s going to be one of my missions coming up.
You make deals in business and in government if you’re smart.
I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.
I don’t use e-mail or u-mail or whatever it’s called.
If a nation’s security is only as strong as its weakest link, then America may be in serious trouble. Hawaii may be our weakest link and could have a serious impact on our nation’s immigration policy.
I’d feel more comfortable talking to the blacks, or Hispanics, or the poor areas. I feel more at home, believe it or not.
I have compassion, I’ve told you people that over and over again. Enforcing the law overrides my compassion.
I used to have trust with reporters. Give them scoops. Those were the old days. It’s very strange, when you give a story and it doesn’t come out the right way.
Everything I did in the jails – chain gangs, everything – I haven’t changed the policy. I did it, I stand by it, and I’m not going to change.
It takes a lot of work to do this every day, every day, but I feel, as a sheriff, I should get to know my people. I serve them. They don’t serve me. I serve them. They’re my bosses, and the more people I can see and talk to, I love it.
I’m kind of an old-fashioned guy.
I don’t bow down to the federal government.
I don’t rely on the media. I usually average one speech a day for 25 years. People know me because I’m out there.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re black, Hispanic, white. They’re all in the same boat.
I think it doesn’t matter what color you are. Everybody is getting the – getting the stick, and I’m sure Trump feels the same way.
You get so tired of political correctness. I’m noted for speaking out all my career.
I really love how Israel operates, and I love the Jewish people.
Look at Israel. Israel is a great country for examples on how to do security.