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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Bronson Kaliloa on Thursday (October 25) as “Officer of the Month” for October. Kaliloa was honored for using his investigative skills to solve a burglary.

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Aaron Yamanaka on Thursday (August 23) as “Officer of the Month” for August. Yamanaka, a school resources officer assigned to the Hāmākua District, was honored for his role in the arrest of a suspected car thief.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized Sgt. Juergen Canda on Thursday, July 28 as “Officer of the Month” for July. The Puna sergeant was honored for arresting a highly intoxicated reckless driver who had evaded police and national park law enforcement officers for an hour while drinking and speeding from Ka’u […]

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The Puna patrol officer was honored for persistently and diligently tracking a man for months who was wanted on a warrant for violating parole. Acting Captain Glenn Uehana, who nominated Ishikawa for the honor, said that by using contacts in the community, Ishikawa consistently gained solid leads about the suspect’s whereabouts but that the suspect […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized Officer Joseph Passmore on Thursday, Jan. 28 as “Officer of the Month” for January. Passmore was honored for solving an unreported burglary while thoroughly investigating another burglary. In November, Passmore, a Puna patrol officer who also works as a Field Training Officer, was assigned to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii recognized Officer Lloyd Ishikawa on Thursday (Oct. 28) as “Officer of the Month” for October. Ishikawa, a patrol officer with the Puna District, was honored for what Sgt. Juergen Canda called “his dedication to duty and initiative” that led him to make five bench warrant arrests, […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officer August Aina on Thursday (January 28) as “Officer of the Month” for March. Aina was honored for saving a suspect who was in respiratory distress in a cell at the Hilo police cellblock on February 5. Aina rushed to the cell and administered the Heimlich maneuver, […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officer Darryl Castillo on Thursday (December 3) as “Officer of the Month” for October. Castillo was recognized for his quick action in catching three people who had broken into a home while the victims slept. Castillo was on routine patrol at 1 a.m. on October 11 when […]

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