Hawai‘i Police Department
Accreditation Section
Lieutenant Levon Stevens
Phone: (808) 961-2260
Media Release
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, or CALEA ®, will visit Hawai‘i Island as part of the re-accreditation process for the Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD). CALEA is a non-profit organization governed by a board of 21 law enforcement professionals from the public and private sectors that provide accrediting for law enforcement agencies upon meeting an established set of professional standards. The accreditation process is entirely voluntary.
The Hawai‘i Police Department obtained its first CALEA accreditation award for advanced law enforcement in 2012 and was last re-accredited in 2019. The current re-accreditation process occurs every four years.
A CALEA Site-Based Assessor must complete an on-site assessment during the re-accreditation process. An assessor will be on Hawai`i Island to conduct an on-site assessment between Monday, August 7, 2023, to Thursday, August 10, 2023. During the evaluation, the assessor will interview police officers and civilian employees to ensure adherence to the CALEA professional standards and departmental policies and procedures. During this assessment, the assessor will focus on four areas: Crisis Intervention/Homeless Outreach, Body-Worn Cameras, Training, and Use of Force.
Community members can view the list of the CALEA professional standards at the Hawai’i Police Department’s website at www.hawaiipolice.com. Also, those who would like to comment on the agency’s compliance with CALEA standards, engagement in the service community, delivery of public safety services, and overall candidacy for accredited status may do so on the CALEA Accreditation Public Comment Portal at https://cimrs2.calea.org/90.
For additional information regarding CALEA and the accreditation process, please contact Lieutenant Levon Stevens of HPD’s Accreditation Section at (808) 961-2260.
