The Department of Law Enforcement (DLE) has officially welcomed ten new deputy sheriffs in a graduation ceremony held at the DLE's Training Services Division in Iwilei. This group marks the first Law Enforcement recruit class to graduate since the department's establishment earlier this year.
"It’s an honor to administer the oath of office to these new deputies," said DLE Director Jordan Lowe. "They earned their badges by spending six months developing their skills at the academy. Now they are ready to join the rest of the men and women in the department who work every day to make Hawai‘i safe for residents and visitors."
During their training, recruits completed over 1,000 hours of academic instruction and practical testing covering constitutional and criminal law, ethical use of force, physical fitness, traffic enforcement, firearms, and physical control tactics.
Following graduation, these new deputies will undergo further skill refinement by working alongside certified field training officers for a period of 12 weeks.
Among them, two deputies are assigned to the Maui Court Section while others will serve in various sections on O‘ahu including Airport Section, Harbors Section, and Central Patrol Section.
For those interested in visual documentation from the event, graduation pictures and videos can be obtained by reaching out to Brooks Baehr at [email protected].