As part of National Police week, which pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, Hawaiʻi County Police Chief Paul Ferreira and the Police Department held a private ceremony at the “Ka Malu Aloha” police memorial wall in Hilo on Monday, May, 10, 2021.

During the ceremony, tribute was made to Officer Manuel Cadinha, who gave his life in 1918, Officer William “Red” Oili, who gave his life in 1936, Officer Ronald “Shige” Jitchaku, who gave his life in 1990, Officer Kenneth Keliipio, who gave his life in 1997, Park Ranger Steve Makuakane-Jarrell, who gave his life in 1999, and Officer Bronson Kaimana Kaliloa, who was killed in the line of duty on July 18, 2018.

Photo courtesy of the Hawaiʻi County Police Department