The Hawaii Police Department will host two virtual Coffee With a Cop events on Oct. 6 as part of the sixth annual National Coffee With a Cop Day.
West Hawaii residents can talk story with Kona Community Policing Officers via Zoom from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Interested attendees can join the Kona Coffee With a Cop event using the link: https://bit.ly/3m9YF9U.
Hamakua Community Policing Officers from the Honokaa and Laupahoehoe police stations will hold their inaugural Coffee With a Cop event, from 9 to 10 a.m. via Zoom. Interested attendees can join the Hamakua meeting using the link: https://bit.ly/3EJgZPI.
National Coffee With a Cop Day began as part of National Community Policing Week in 2016 and now continues each year on the first Wednesday in October furthering efforts nationwide to bridge the gap between the community and law enforcement.
Questions about the Hamakua event, should be directed to Laupahoehoe Community Policing Officer Joseph Rocha at (808) 775-7533 or via email at Joseph.Rocha@hawaiicounty.gov. Questions regarding the Kona event, contact Kona Community Policing Sgt. Michael Hardie at (808) 326-4646, ext. 259, or email him at Michael.Hardie@hawaiicounty.gov.