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The Maui County Police Department provides law enforcement for Maui County, Hawaii

Maui County, Hawaii

-National protected areas:* Haleakala National Park* Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge* Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge- Demographics :As of the 2000 Census, there were 128,094 people, 43,507 households, and 29,889 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per...

which includes the islands Molokai

Molokai

Molokai or Molokai is an island in the Hawaiian archipelago. It is 38 by 10 miles in size with a land area of , making it the fifth largest of the main Hawaiian Islands and the 27th largest island in the United States. It lies east of Oahu across the 25-mile wide Kaiwi Channel and north of...

and Lanai

Lanai

Lānai or Lanai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is also known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The only town is Lānai City, a small settlement....

. The current Police Chief is Gary Yabuta.

History

The County Act of 1905 established the five districts for Maui County: Lahaina and Lana'i, Wailuku and Kaho'olawe, Hana, Makawao, and Moloka'i. A Sheriff was elected for the County and each district elected a deputy sheriff. On June 20, 1905, William Saffrey was elected Sheriff of Maui County. At that time, the Sheriff's annual salary was $1,800.

The Sheriff's position was abolished in 1939 and a Police Commission was established and given the power to appoint a Chief of Police. In 1939, the Governor appointed the Police Commission, and Maui County Police Department was created. The first Chief of Police was George Fritchoff Larsen, Jr (son of local stonemason/builder George Larsen and brother of General Stanley Larsen).

In 1940, there were 76 employees, $134,474 in total expenditures, a county population of 55,785 and per capita cost to the citizens of $2.42.

In 1970, the original police badge design was changed from the star circle shape to the eagle design. The patrol uniforms were changed from the original dark green material to the light blue shirts and dark blue trousers. There were 154 employees, $1,891,115 in total expenditures, a county population of 46,156 and the per capita cost to the citizens of $40.06.

In 1980, the patrol uniform were changed to the dark blue shirts and trousers. There were 227 employees, $5,385,927 in total expenditures, a county population of 71,191 and the per capita cost to the citizens of $75.47.

In 1987, the department moved from its old location of 250 High Street in Wailuku, to the current location of 55 Mahalani Street in Wailuku. The station was named Hale Maka'i.

In 2000, there were 403 employees, $24,227,019 in total expenditures, a county population of 128,094 and the per capita cost to the citizens of $189. The average age for police officers was 37.02 years and the average number of years of service was 10.61 years.

Accreditation

On August 3, 1996, at the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies meeting in Des Moine, Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, the Maui Police Department was granted accreditation by the commission after having completed a successful on-site assessment in which the department complied with 410 applicable law enforcement standards.

Since 1996, The Maui County Police Department has been nationally accredited.

History

Accreditation

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