Marshal of the Hawaiian Islands

Edward Griffin Hitchcock

Sheriff of the Island of Hawaii April 5, 1888 to 1893.

Marshall of the Hawaiian Islands (The highest ranking law enforcement officer in the country). March 27, 1893 to
August 1, 1895.

Sheriff of the Island of Hawaii August 1, 1895 to October 1896 when he was appointed Circuit Court Judge of the Island of Hawaii.

Portrait of Marshal Hitchcock wearing his 14k gold Marshal of the Hawaiian Islands presentation badge.

14k gold Marshal Hawaiian Islands badge. Marshal was the highest ranking law enforcement officer in the country and all the Sheriff’s of the various islands reported to him.

Back of 14k gold badge showing presentation:
C. G. Hitchcock
Mar’ 20’ 1894 from The Police of Hawaii.

The Hawaiian Gazette March 28, 1893

Presentation of the heavy Gold Shield
The Hawaiian Star April 17, 1894

A four day uprisiing between January 6 - 9, 1895, began with an attempted coup d’ etat to restore the monarchy, and included battles between royalists and the republican rebels. Later, after a weapons cache was found on the palace grounds after the attempted rebellion in 1895, Queen Lili’uokalani was placed under arrest by Edward G Hitchcock, Marshal of the Hawaiian Islands.
She was tried by a military tribunal of the Republic of Hawaii and convicted of misprision of treason and imprisoned in her own home. On January 24, Lili’uokalani abdicated, formally ending the Hawaiian Monarchy.