Hawai‘i Police Department’s 100th Recruit Class Graduates

Thirteen police recruits became solo officers following the Hawai’i Police Department’s 100^th Police Recruit Class ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025, in Hilo at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Moku Ola Ballroom. Each new officer had their badge pinned on by a loved one during the ceremony, which was limited to police personnel, guest speakers, and family members of the recruits.

The 100^th Police Recruit Class began their training on April 1, 2024. They started off as strangers with a variety of backgrounds and career paths. The class completed six months of academic training on September 30, 2024. After academic training, they moved on to four months of field training under the guidance of veteran officers. With recruit training complete, they will now move forward to solo assignment in the South Hilo, Puna, and Kona districts.

Class Officer include: Sarha Reich (Class President), Gerardo Ibarra (Vice President), Ikona Rapoza (Class Treasurer) and Clyde Domen (Class Secretary).

Other members of the class are Officer John Allan Antonio, Officer Jaime Chavez-Segura, Officer Reis Darkjian, Officer Kinaole Judah Hernandez, Officer Tyson Ishibashi, Officer Kason Pacheco-Milare, Officer Elieser Quinones, Officer Casey Souza Jr, and Officer Nikita Yoeman.

Special recognition was given to those recruits who achieved outstanding performance during the course of academic training. The Academic Award was given to Officer Sarha Reich who attained the highest grade-point average on weekly and certification examinations. The Firearms Award was awarded to Officer Jaime Chavez-Segura who showed the highest rating in performance. Their interest and proficiency also factored into determining the recipient of this award. Officer Ikona Rapoza was awarded the Physical Fitness award for excelling  and maintaining his level of physical conditioning throughout academic training. Officer John Allan Antonio was awarded the Most Outstanding Recruit award for performing in the upper 10 percent of the class academically and physically, including his performance in the various arts.

The livestream video of the recruit graduation ceremony can be viewed on our Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/C5kSKYtJzE8?si=FqrF9StSqVJHtWK_.

Hawai‘i Police Departments 100^th Police Recruit Class pictured left to right: (Second Row) Kinaole Judah Hernandez, Kason Pacheco-Milare, Casey Souza Jr., Jaime Chavez-Segura, Tyson Ishibashi, John Allan Antonio, Reis Darkjian. (First Row) Sarha Reich, Ikona Rapoza, Clyde Domen, Gerardo Ibarra, Elieser Quinones, Nikita Yoeman.