| Hawaii County Police Department | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Hawaii Police Department |
| Abbreviation | HPD |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Hawaii, United States |
| Legal jurisdiction | County of Hawaii |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Hilo, Hawaii |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Hawaii County, Hawaii |
The Hawai'i County Police Department provides police services for the island of Hawai'i, known locally as the "Big Island". According to the 2010 Census, it covers 4,028.02 square miles (10,433 km2) of varied terrain with 185,079 residents and thousands of visitors.[1]
Benjamin Moszkowicz was appointed Chief of Hawai'i Police Department by the Hawai'i County Police Commission on December 16, 2022. Chief Moszkowicz comes to Hawai'i Island from Honolulu Police Department, where he most recently served as Major in the Traffic Division. (https://www.hawaiipolice.com/about-us/police-chief#:~:text=Police%20Chief%20Benjamin%20Moszkowicz,Major%20in%20the%20Traffic%20Division.) For police purposes the island is divided into two areas:
Each district is headed by a police captain, and each area by a commander.[2]
Hawaiʻi 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. The subsidized vehicles must meet certain requirements to qualify, such as (but not limited to) engine size and body style.[3]