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Overview
Hawaii does not have traditional county sheriffs
Hawaii has no county sheriffs. The Sheriff Division of the state Department of Law Enforcement serves the courts and state facilities. The agencies below do that work.
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Verified law-enforcement agencies in Hawaii
- Honolulu Police Department (HPD)Largest of Hawaii's four county police departments; covers the City and County of Honolulu / island of Oahu
- Hawaii Police DepartmentCounty of Hawaii (Big Island) police
- Maui Police DepartmentCounty of Maui (Maui, Molokai, Lanai) police
- Kauai Police DepartmentCounty of Kauai police
- Hawaii Sheriff DivisionStatewide unit (not a county sheriff) for courthouse security and state process