Two-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer K9 Kim joined the Hawaiʻi County police department’s Area II Vice Section.

In early March, Officer Stephen Kishimoto Jr., a K9 handler in the department’s Area II Vice Section, traveled to Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Indiana, to select a new canine for the department. He chose K9 Kim after looking at three different canines. Kim, who specializes in sniffing out narcotics, was born in Hungary and brought to the US by the training kennel, which specializes in training police dogs.

Officer Kishimoto and his new K9 partner then completed a four-week training course at Vohne Liche’s 350-acre facility, during which the young canine learned search patterns and how to identify and signal for specific drug odors during searches.

K9 Kim replaces K9 Rory, a 10-year-old Springer Spaniel, who retired in August 2022.

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