Hawaiʻi Police Department
Office of the Chief
Acting Chief Kenneth Bugado Jr.
Phone: (808) 961-2244
Media Release
As part of the seventh annual National Coffee With a Cop Day, Hawai‘i Police Department invites the public to participate in two Coffee With a Cop events, one in Honoka‘a and the other in Kona, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.
These informal and popular talk story sessions are a great way to get to know Hawai‘i Police Department Community Policing Officers in a relaxed setting. Topics of conversation can range from answering questions to discussing neighborhood or community issues.
Hāmākua and South Kohala Community Policing Officers will hold a Coffee With a Cop event at Tex’s Drive-In, 45-690 Pakalana Street, Honoka‘a, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
West Hawai‘i residents can talk story with Kona Community Policing Officers at Kona Haven Café, in the Coconut Grove Marketplace, 75-5805 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
National Coffee With a Cop Day began as part of National Community Policing Week in 2016 and now continues each year on the first Wednesday in October furthering efforts nationwide to bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement.
If you have questions about the Hāmākua Coffee With a Cop event, please contact Laupahoehoe Community Policing Officer Joseph Rocha at (808) 775-7533 or via email at Joseph.Rocha@hawaiicounty.gov. If you have any questions about the Kona Coffee With a Cop event, please contact Kona Community Policing Sergeant Michael Hardie at (808) 326-4646 ext. 259 or email at Michael.Hardie@hawaiicounty.gov.