Hawaii County Police Department

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 4028.02 sqmi of varied terrain with 185,079 residents and thousands of visitors.

Operation Bureaus
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:


 * Area I: east Hawaii, which includes the districts of Hāmakua, North Hilo, South Hilo and Puna, with total area of 1685 sqmi
 * Area II: west Hawaii, which includes North Kohala, South Kohala, North Kona, South Kona, and Ka'ū, an area of 2345 sqmi.

Each district is headed by a police captain, and each area by a commander.

Police Vehicle
Hawaii County Police has a fleet of marked police cars as well as subsidized police cars, meaning personally owned vehicles allowed to be used as police cars. The subsidized vehicles must meet certain requirements to qualify, such as (but not limited to) engine size and body style.