Police Dept County Of Hawaii

What Police Dept County Of Hawaii does

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency for Hawaiʻi County (the Big Island), operating under the authority of Hawaiʻi County government. The department was founded in 1959 and serves all Hawaiʻi County residents and visitors, providing 24/7 law enforcement coverage, criminal investigations, traffic safety enforcement (including DUI enforcement), emergency response, crime prevention, victim services, and community policing programs.

The department is organized into two operational areas — Area I (East Hawaiʻi) headquartered in Hilo and Area II (West Hawaiʻi) headquartered in Kailua-Kona — and serves nine districts: South Hilo, Puna, Hāmākua, North Hilo, Kaʻū, North Kohala, South Kohala, and Kona. District stations and patrol units are distributed across Hilo, Pāhoa, Waimea, and North Kohala. Notable community-facing programs include the HI-PAL (Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League), the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line (961-8300) offering rewards up to $1,000, and the "Hawaiʻi Island's Most Wanted" television program on Nā Leo TV.

As a public government entity, the department is funded through Hawaiʻi County government tax revenues and budgets and does not generate commercial revenue; services are provided free of charge. There is no commercial pricing model, no parent-subsidiary structure with private ownership, and no traditional equity or M&A pathway. The department's digital presence migrated from hawaiipolice.com to a new official site at hawaiipolice.gov on November 12, 2024, with the legacy domain retained as an archive for historical media releases dating back to 1999.

Name

Police Dept County Of Hawaii

Legal name

Hawaiʻi Police Department

Website

https://hawaiipolice.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency for Hawaiʻi County (Big Island), providing 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, and community policing across nine districts, funded through county government tax revenues.

Ownership category

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Product category

Law Enforcement / Public Safety

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAA

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety
• Criminal investigations
• Traffic enforcement
• Community policing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hilo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Public safety services funded through Hawaii County government tax revenues and budgets

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Hawaiʻi Police Department provides 24/7 law enforcement, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, emergency response, and community policing services to all residents and visitors of Hawaiʻi County (the Big Island). Operations are organized into two areas (East and West Hawaiʻi) and nine patrol districts, supported by programs such as Crime Stoppers, HI-PAL (Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League), and the 'Hawaiʻi Island's Most Wanted' television program.

Product overview

The Hawaiʻi Police Department operates a public-facing website as its primary digital communication platform. The site at hawaiipolice.com serves as an informational portal and archival system for historical media releases (prior to November 12, 2024), with a new website at hawaiipolice.gov serving as the current platform for up-to-date information. The website supports community engagement through the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hawaiʻi Police Department Website (hawaiipolice.gov) Public-facing informational website serving as the department's current platform for news, crime prevention tips, departmental communications, and media releases for Hawaiʻi County residents and visitors.
• Crime Stoppers Anonymous Tip Program Island-wide anonymous tip program allowing citizens to report crime information by calling 961-8300. Tipsters may be eligible for rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to arrests. Calls are not recorded and caller ID is not used.
• Hawaiʻi Island's Most Wanted Television Program Television program featuring wanted suspects, airing on Nā Leo TV, used as a public awareness and crime-solving tool in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Hawaii County.
• Law Enforcement and Patrol Services 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement (including DUI enforcement), vice investigations, juvenile aid services, and emergency response provided across two operational areas and nine districts in Hawaiʻi County.
• HI-PAL (Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League) Community policing program engaging youth and community members through police activities and partnerships in Hawaiʻi County.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Crime Stoppers of Hawaii CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCrime Stoppers is a volunteer citizen organization that operates an anonymous tip line (961-8300) offering rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to arrests. The program is run by ordinary citizens dedicated to keeping their community safe. Crime Stoppers does not record calls or subscribe to caller ID, and all information is kept confidential. The program airs 'Hawai'i Island's Most Wanted' on Nā Leo TV.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Maui Police Department: County-level police department for Maui County, the most direct sister agency to the Hawaii County PD. Both serve island geographies of similar scale and both report to county government, making them the closest functional comparables for budget and operational structure.
• Honolulu Police Department: The largest municipal police department in Hawaii, serving the City and County of Honolulu. Operates under the same state regulatory framework as the Hawaii County PD and is the most direct intra-state peer for benchmarking staffing, budget, and digital modernization.
• Maricopa County Sheriff's Office: County-level law enforcement agency in Arizona that covers a large, geographically dispersed jurisdiction. The most analogous U.S. mainland counterpart to Hawaii County PD in terms of county-level scale, rural coverage, and dispersed patrol districts.
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: The largest county sheriff's department in the United States, serving a vast and diverse geography. Comparable to Hawaii County PD as a county-level law enforcement agency with widely distributed patrol districts and a mix of urban and remote service areas.
• Kauai Police Department: County-level police department for Kauai County. A third direct Hawaiian county-level peer, comparable in service model, governance structure, and island-coverage challenges to the Hawaii County PD.

Broad incumbents

• State of Hawaii Department of Public Safety: State-level counterpart overseeing law enforcement training, corrections, and statewide public safety in Hawaii. Provides the regulatory and training framework within which the Hawaii County PD operates, and is the closest state-level institutional peer.
• Los Angeles Police Department: Large municipal police agency with a long-standing emphasis on community policing and a documented digital transformation history. Relevant peer for digital modernization, data-driven policing, and large-scale procurement benchmarking.
• Hawaii County Fire Department: The companion public-safety agency for Hawaii County, operating under the same county government. Provides a direct adjacent peer for cross-agency operational benchmarking, joint facility use, and integrated emergency response on the Big Island.
• New York City Police Department: Largest municipal police agency in the United States. While far larger and urban, it is a widely cited benchmark for digital modernization, body-cam programs, and community policing protocols that smaller agencies like Hawaii County PD look to for tooling and policy templates.
• San Francisco Police Department: Major municipal police agency often cited as a leader in police technology adoption and reform-era policy. Provides a peer benchmark for digital infrastructure, transparency portals, and community-police engagement models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/police-dept-county-of-hawaii

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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