The Hawai'i County Police Department provides police services for the island of
Hawai'i
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...
, known locally as the "Big Island". According to the
2010 Census, it covers of varied terrain with 185,079 residents and thousands of visitors.
Operation Bureaus
The chief of police is Paul Ferreira. For police purposes the island is divided into two areas:
* Area I: east
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
, which includes the districts of
Hāmakua,
North Hilo,
South Hilo and
Puna, with total area of
* Area II: west Hawaii, which includes
North Kohala,
South Kohala,
North Kona,
South Kona, and
Ka'ū, an area of .
Each district is headed by a
police captain
A police captain is a police rank in some countries, such as the United States and France and in the Philippines.
By country France
France uses the rank of ''capitaine'' for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. Th ...
, and each area by a commander.
Police car issue
As with the
Honolulu Police Department
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, headquartered in the Alapa'i Police Headquarters in Honolulu CDP.
Officially recognized as a part of the government of the ...
, Hawaii County Police has a fleet of marked
police cars as well as subsidized police cars, meaning they allow officers to use their personally owned vehicles as police cars.
See also
*
State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers
*
Honolulu Police Department
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, headquartered in the Alapa'i Police Headquarters in Honolulu CDP.
Officially recognized as a part of the government of the ...
*
Hawaii Department of Public Safety
*
List of law enforcement agencies in Hawaii
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Hawaii.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 7 law enforcement agencies employing 3,234 sworn police officers, ...
References
External link
Hawaii Police homepage
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County police departments of Hawaii
Hawaii County, Hawaii