List of law enforcement agencies in Hawaii
This is a list of law enforcement agencies located 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, about 251 for each 100,000 residents.[1] Hawaii is unique in that it is the only state within the U.S. that does not have a state police, state patrol, or highway patrol.[2] However, the Sheriff Division of the Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) serves as the de facto state police (and capitol police) agency of Hawaii. Conversely, the DLE Sheriff Division is the only sheriff’s department in the U.S. that officially serves the entire state. Additionally, investigators of the DLE serve as statewide investigators with full police powers across the state, akin to other state criminal investigatory agencies, such as the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or Colorado Bureau of Investigation.[3]
State agencies[edit]
- Hawaii Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement[4][5]
- Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Hawaii Department of Law Enforcement
- Sheriff Division
- Criminal Investigation Division
- Office of Homeland Security, Intelligence Enforcement Unit
- State of Hawaii Department of the Attorney General
- Hawaii Department of Taxation[6][7][8]
- Hawaii Department of Human Services
County agencies[edit]
- Hawai‘i County Police Department - Hawai‘i[9]
- Kaua‘i County Police Department - Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau
- Maui County Police Department - Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘ī, Kaho‘olawe
- The sheriff of Kalawao County located on the Kalaupapa Peninsula on the north coast of the island of Moloka'i and the smallest US county, is selected from among the 86 local residents (86 total population per the 2019 estimate of the US Census Bureau), by the Hawaii Department of Health, which administers the county. The sheriff is the sole county government employee.
Consolidated City-County Agencies[edit]
Prosecutor Offices[edit]
- Hawaii Prosecuting Attorney Office, Criminal Investigations Unit
- Kauai Prosecuting Attorney Office, Criminal Investigations Unit
- Maui Prosecuting Attorney Office, Investigative Services Division
- City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Office, Criminal Investigations Unit
References[edit]
- ^ 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
- ^ https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/07/08/live-governor-sign-bill-that-creates-new-statewide-police-force/?outputType=amp
- ^ https://law.hawaii.gov/
- ^ "Board of land and natural resources, police powers, §199-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes". Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement, Position Organization Chart, 2015, pp. 163-169" (PDF). Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Department of Taxation Tax Collection Services". January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "Investigators; appointment and powers, §231-4.3, Hawaii Revised Statutes". Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "State of Hawaii Department of Taxation Plan of Organization, 2014, p. 44" (PDF). Hawaii State Legislature. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Hawai'i Police Department". Hawai'i Police Department. Retrieved 14 June 2015.