Robert Wagner was promoted from captain to major effective Jan. 1. He is assigned to Area II Operations in West Hawaii.
Robert Wagner was promoted from captain to major effective Jan. 1. He is assigned to Area II Operations in West Hawaii.
Wagner, who joined the Hawaii Police Department in 1986, has held assignments in Hilo, Kaʻu, Puna and Kona as he rose through the ranks. From 2006-2008 he was the lieutenant in charge of the Criminal Investigations Section in Area II in West Hawaii. His most recent position was as captain of the Area I Criminal Investigations Division, overseeing the Criminal Investigations Section, the Vice Section and the Juvenile Aid Section in in East Hawaii.
In 2016, he was named “Hawaii County Manager of the Year.”