{"id":17953,"date":"2026-01-14T12:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=17953"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:48:45","slug":"2026-hpd-and-hidoe-partner-to-strengthen-school-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/2026-hpd-and-hidoe-partner-to-strengthen-school-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"HPD and HIDOE partner to strengthen school communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HONOLULU \u2013 The Honolulu Police Department (HPD), in partnership with the Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE), launched O\u02bbahu\u2019s first School Resource Officer (SRO) pilot program in January at Wai\u2018anae, Kapolei and Kaimuk\u012b high schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative builds on successful SRO programs already in place on Maui, Kaua\u2018i and Hawai\u2018i Island, where county police and secondary schools have worked together for years to strengthen school communities, provide mentorship and support safe and welcoming campuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor the past couple of years we\u2019ve been in close discussions with HPD leadership about how to make an SRO program possible on O\u02bbahu,\u201d said Superintendent Keith Hayashi. \u201cTheir willingness to think creatively and partner with us has brought this pilot to life. We know from our neighbor island schools that having dedicated SROs on campus helps strengthen the sense of safety and belonging for students, while giving them positive role models who are there to guide, mentor and support.\u201d<br>HPD leaders echoed a commitment to partnership and community trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs with any pilot program, there will be a process as schools and officers work together to tailor their approach,\u201d said Interim Chief Rade Vanic. \u201cOur goal is to build trust, provide support and create safe learning environments. We\u2019re committed to working with HIDOE and our communities to ensure students see officers as mentors and partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three schools were selected based on collaboration between HPD and HIDOE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HPD requested campuses on both the east and west sides of the island, and HIDOE identified the schools best suited to launch the pilot program. Each brings unique opportunities to connect students with law enforcement and community engagement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kapolei High School has an established career pathway for students interested in pursuing law enforcement careers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wai\u2018anae High School is working toward creating its own career pathway, and teachers at both Wai\u2018anae and Kapolei have participated in HIDOE\u2019s teacher externship program with HPD, which provides hands-on worksite experiences to strengthen educators\u2019 understanding of current industry practices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kaimuk\u012b High School is looking to build out a first responder pathway that will introduce students to careers in police, fire and emergency services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the program, each participating school will work directly with its assigned SRO team to shape activities that meet the needs of its students and community. While officers will retain law enforcement responsibilities, the program emphasizes relationship-building, mentorship, conflict resolution and collaboration with educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Activities may include classroom visits, presentations on student well-being and safety, and support for school and extracurricular programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reserve officers selected for the program have received SRO certification through training modeled after nationally recognized programs with an emphasis on youth development, mentorship and collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilot will run through the 2025\u201326 school year. At the end of the year, HIDOE and HPD will evaluate the program\u2019s impact, identify any adjustments and explore future funding opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HONOLULU \u2013 The Honolulu Police Department (HPD), in partnership with the Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE), launched O\u02bbahu\u2019s first School Resource Officer (SRO) pilot program in January at Wai\u2018anae, Kapolei and Kaimuk\u012b high schools. The initiative builds on successful SRO programs already in place on Maui, Kaua\u2018i and Hawai\u2018i Island, where county police and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":17962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"856,888,893,1022,1619,1622","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","wp_popup_display_lightbox":0,"wp_popup_suppress":"","wp_popup_trigger":"","wp_popup_trigger_amount":0,"wp_popup_disable_on_mobile":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":21,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20260114-SRO1-1024x594.jpg",1024,594,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Stanley Lee","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/author\/stanley-leek12-hi-us\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":21,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":21,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":310,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":310,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 09:13:31","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}