#National Police Week
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.
132 years after dying in the line of duty, Kohala captain honored during Police Week
Capt. T. N. Simeona, the pound master for the Kohala area on the Big Island near the end of the 19th century, was killed in the line of duty on Sept. 30, 1890. His story was told and his name added to the police memorial wall at the Hilo Police Station on Monday during the Hawai‘i Police Department’s National Police Week ceremony.
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.”
HPD Honors Fallen Officers During National Police Week
On Monday morning, May 10, Police Chief Paul Ferreira and Hawai‘i Police Department held a private ceremony at the “Ka Malu Aloha” police memorial wall in Hilo.
