LĪHU‘E – This weekend’s National Drug Take Back Day, hosted by the Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), resulted in a total of 15 boxes filled with unused, unwanted and expired medications, adding up to a combined weight of 200 pounds. The boxes will now be sent to Oʿahu for proper disposal.

LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) held a special ceremony Friday to promote eight officers at its headquarters in Līhu‘e.

LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i Police Department held a small outdoor ceremony on Thursday for its 94th Police Recruit Class graduates.

LĪHU‘E – This weekend’s National Drug Take Back Day initiative, hosted by the Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), resulted in a total of 16 boxes filled with unused, unwanted and expired medications, adding up to a combined weight of 165 pounds. The boxes will now be sent to Oʿahu for proper disposal.

MOLOAʿA – Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of Paul Christie and the Kauaʽi Police Department is asking for the public’s help with any information regarding an ongoing investigation.

LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i Police Department held a small, socially distanced ceremony on Tuesday for its 93rd Police Recruit Class graduates.

LĪHU‘E – The Kauaʿi Police Department (KPD) received a law enforcement reaccreditation award that is considered the “Gold Standard in Public Safety” from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA®) on November 13. This prestigious international award recognizes professional excellence in law enforcement and is only granted to police departments that choose to undergo an accreditation process in which all criteria for management, safety, and service and delivery must be demonstrated.

LĪHU‘E – Kauaʽi Police Department dispatchers will move into a newly renovated Communications Center at the Līhuʿe Headquarters on Wednesday. For the past three months, as renovations and upgrades were underway, dispatchers worked from a temporary location while continuing to service all calls uninterrupted through 911 and the non-emergency line.

LĪHU‘E – Kaua‘i police held a special ceremony on Monday in celebration of Forensic Nurses Week, which occurs Nov. 9-13, 2020. The Kaua‘i Police Department’s five forensic nurses–Jennifer Antony, Stephanie Huhn, Marlo Alaipalelei, Charlene Ono and Ceisha Judd–were honored with certificates and their work was paid tribute to by a number of people, including Chief of Police Todd G. Raybuck, Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami and Council Chair Arryl Kaneshiro.

LĪHU‘E – Kaua‘i police recognized Forensic Science Week by holding a small ceremony on Wednesday for the Kauaʽi Police Department’s criminologists who are instrumental in solving the island’s crimes.

LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) recognizes September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and reminds the community that help is always just a phone call away.

LĪHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Police Department’s Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) partnered with Hawai‘i’s Office of the Attorney General to make it easier for victims across all Islands to receive help.

LĪHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) Records Section Window, which continues to serve the public from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, has reopened some additional services.

LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) has launched an online platform that allows people to conveniently file reports, including those pertaining to violations of COVID-19 emergency orders.

LĪHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Police Department is announcing the cancelation of its K-PAL flag football season that was slated to begin this summer.