#Fallen Officers

Hawai‘i Police Department honors fallen officers during National Police Week

Public encouraged to attend activities and show support for law enforcement and salute those who paid the ultimate price serving and protecting their community.

Name of captain shot and killed in 1890 to be added to police memorial wall in Hilo

A new name will be unveiled on the Hawaiʻi County Police Department Memorial Wall: Capt. T. N. Simeona, who was murdered in a shootout with a suspect in North Kohala on Sept. 25, 1890. 

‘I Don’t Want to Place Another Name on That Wall’: Ceremony Pays Tribute to Fallen Police Officers

“Today, we remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.”

New Hilo Monument Honors Fallen Officers

The monument honors four HPD officers who have been killed while in the line of duty since 1918, including Manuel Cadinha in 1918, Willian “Red” Oli in 1936, Ronald “Shige” Jitchaku in 1990, and Kenneth Keliipio in 1997.