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🚨 COMMUNITY – Big Island Kona Community Policing Section Host Inaugural Junior Police Officer (JPO) Day at Kealakehe Police Station 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: June 12, 2026 On May 20th 2026, the Hawai’i Police Department’s Kona Community Policing Section hosted the inaugural Junior Police Officer (JPO) Day at the Kealakehe Police Station in Kailua-Kona. The event offered 47 local students & staff from Kahakai, Honaunau, & Holualoa Elementary Schools that have actively participated in the Junior Police Officer program throughout the 2025-2026 calendar school year a reward for their efforts. The station tour event was coordinated to educate community youth on departmental functions, foster positive relationships, inspire future public service careers and honor the dedication of our Junior Police Officer Students. The Junior Police Officer (JPO) program teaches students responsibility, leadership, teamwork, communication, community service, safety awareness and problem-solving skills to include tasks such as, parking lot student drop-off safety monitor, playground and cafeteria monitoring and conflict resolution. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/kona-community-policing-section-host-inaugural-junior-police-officer-jpo-day-at-kealakehe-police-station/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/kona-community-policing-section-host-inaugural-junior-police-officer-jpo-day-at-kealakehe-police-station/ 🔍 Search Reports: searchssh.com 📧 Submit Reports: reportssh.com