Hawaiʻi Police Department
Office of the Police Chief
Acting Chief Kenneth Bugado
Phone: (808) 961-2244
Media Release
Just three months after graduating to solo assignment in the Ka‘ū district, Officer Xylon Takata saved the life of an Ocean View woman. For his quick actions, Officer Takata was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i County Council chambers in Kona on Tuesday, September 20, 2022.
Responding to a report of an unresponsive female at a residence in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision on September 11, 2021, Officer Takata discovered an individual performing CPR on a 30-year-old unconscious woman.
Quickly assessing the situation, Officer Takata noted the woman was not responding to pain stimuli and her skin tone indicated someone in need of oxygen. He was also informed that the woman may have ingested heroin prior to becoming unresponsive.
Realizing time was of the essence, Officer Takata quickly ran to his police vehicle, retrieved his issued Naloxone kit, and ran back into the residence, where he administered a dose of Naloxone to the victim. Seeing no response, Officer Takata began performing CPR on the woman and after two minutes, the victim began gasping for air and breathing on her own. She was transported to the Kona Community Hospital by Hawai’i Fire Department personnel and subsequently made a full recovery.
Officer Takata graduated from the 93rd recruit class in February 2021 and was assigned to solo patrol in June 2021. In the short time he has been with the department, Officer Takata has established himself as a “go-getter” amongst his peers and is regarded as proactive, dependable, and committed to serving our Big Island community, all the while remaining humble. His quick thinking saved the woman’s life that day.
The award was presented by the Council’s Parks and Recreation and Public Safety Committee, which recognizes county police and fire department personnel who go above and beyond the call of duty. Haweo, for which this award is named, means to glow or to be radiant. Officer Takata was presented with a lei and a certificate signed by each Councilmember at the ceremony.