Chief Neal Sakamoto Captain Donald Dawson UH Manoa Campus Security Officer

The department consists of 36 departmental personnel. A chief, one captain, one lieutenant, six sergeants, twenty two patrol officers (identified by the their uniform, which consists of a dark green collared shirt with a numbered badge and black pants), one clerk/typist and a dispatcher. Before being selected by the department, each recruit must pass an extensive screening and background check conducted by the State of Hawaii Attorney Generals Office Safety. After selection recruits are required to serve six months of Field Training and an Evaluation Program before being assigned patrol duties on their own. The department was established by the Board of Regents and empowered to enforce federal, state, and local laws as well as university rules, regulations, policies and procedures.