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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Detective Robert Almeida as “Officer of the Month” for June and Officer Eddie Cardines as “Officer of the Month” for July in a luncheon ceremony Thursday (July 24).

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East HawaiÊ»i recognized Sergeant James Correa as “Officer of the Year” and Captain Darwin Okinaka as “Firefighter of the Year” in a dinner ceremony Thursday evening (March 20). Sergeant Correa, who joined the Police Department in March 1998, is assigned to the South Hilo District, where he heads the Special […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East HawaiÊ»i recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer Jared Cabatu on Thursday (March 28) as “Officer of the Month” for March. Cabatu was honored for his investigation of a fraudulent use of a credit card case. In November 2012, an elderly woman reported that her credit card had been stolen. The […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East HawaiÊ»i recognized Officer Ryan Domingo as “Officer of the Year” and Ian Smith as “Firefighter of the Year” in a dinner ceremony Thursday evening (March 14). Domingo joined the Police Department in 2003 and is a patrol officer in the South Hilo District. Smith, who joined the Fire Department […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Puna Patrol Officer Shea Nactor as “Officer of the Month” for April and South Hilo Patrol Officer Jared Cabatu as “Officer of the Month” for May. Both men were honored Thursday (May 24) at a luncheon ceremony at Coqui’s Hideaway in Hilo.

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Erhard Autrata as “Officer of the Year” and Captain Jesse Ebersole as “Firefighter of the Year” in a dinner ceremony Thursday evening (March 15).

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MEDIA RELEASE The Aloha Exchange Club of East HawaiÊ»i recognized Officer Gregory Horton on Thursday (January 26) as “Officer of the Month” for January. The Puna patrol officer was honored for his work in apprehending an armed man who was wanted on a bench warrant. Horton was one of several officers who responded to a […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East HawaiÊ»i recognized Officer Erhard Autrata on Thursday (August 25) as “Officer of the Month” for August. It was Autrata’s second such award this year. The Hilo patrol officer was honored for what his supervisor described as his “continued commitment and dedication” to arresting drunk drivers.

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officer Shawn Matsuda on Thursday (March 24) as “Officer of the Month” for February. Matsuda, a Puna patrol officer, was honored for what his supervisor described as “diligence and determined efforts” that led to the recovery of a stolen pickup truck.

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officer Joseph Rocha on Thursday (December 23) as “Officer of the Month” for December. Rocha was honored for what Sergeant Juergen Canda referred to as his “diligent investigation” of a burglary that identified a convicted felon suspected of numerous burglaries in the Puna District.

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Puna Patrol Officer Kenneth Ishii on Thursday (April 22) as “Officer of the Month” for April. Ishii was honored for his investigation of juveniles in possession of stolen property in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in Puna. His efforts led to the discovery of four additional burglaries of […]

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officer William “Willie” Brown as “Officer of the Year” and Captain Christian Wong as “Fire Fighter of the Year” in a dinner ceremony Thursday evening (March 18).

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The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Officers Courtney Bello and Andres Fojas Jr. on Thursday (September 24) as “Officer of the Month” for July and August, respectively. Bello was recognized for arresting a man suspected of breaking into cars in and around Ahalanui Beach Park in Puna. Fojas was recognized for arresting a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawai’i recognized Puna Patrol Officer Kayne Kelii on Thursday (July 23) as “Officer of the Month” for May. Kelii was honored during a luncheon ceremony at Coqui’s Hideaway Restaurant in Hilo for his diligent investigation that led to the arrest of a man who stole a woman’s […]

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