Oahu Island Police

Honolulu Police badge #28 with crossed paddles ( King’s Authority). Sterling silver with hard fired black enamel. Circa 1865, Kingdom of Hawaii.

Honolulu Police badge #33, sterling with hard fired black enamel and hand engraved. Circa 1870, Kingdom of Hawaii..

Honolulu Fire Dept Police circa 1850's. Kingdom of Hawaii.

Thanks to Gregory Hunt, Hawaiian Historian, for the following information:

In 1850 Kamehameha III founded the Honolulu Fire Department. H.F.D. stands for the Honolulu Fire Department. Since the police under the kingdom was already operational, the initial job of arson investigation came under the purview of the Hawaii Kindgom Marshal. Usually his designee Sheriff of the district or his deputy sheriff handled these types of crimes up until the formation of the Honolulu Fire Department. Your badge is one of two badges, one calling the operation HPD/HFD and the other as you show. These individuals were police and fire that handled the arson investigations during the Kingdom (1850-1893). These badges had only a short history as the fire department and police wished to remain autonomous. The specific time frame appears to be (1850’s only). The first kingdom police badges were the Marshal, Sheriff, and Deputy Sheriff. The officers badges were octagons. Gregory Hunt.

Kingdom of Hawaii era Badges 1795 - January 17,1893

Honolulu Police badge #17 with crossed paddles ( King’s Authority). Sterling silver with hard fired black enamel. Circa 1860, Kingdom of Hawaii.

The Hawaiian Kingdom, or Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, was a sovereign state located in the Hawaiian Islands. The country was formed in 1795, when the warrior chief Kamehameha the Great, of the independent island of Hawaiʻi, conquered the independent islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi and unified them under one government. Wikipedia

Oahu Island Police

Honolulu Police badge #50, sterling with hard fired black enamel and hand engraved. Made by Ed Jones Oakland, CAL. Circa 1925.

Special Police badge #6 Honolulu. Sterling silver with hard fired black enamel. Circa 1900, Territory of Hawaii.

Honolulu Police badge #673. Sterling silver with hard fired black enamel. Hallmarked Dawkins Benny Honolulu. Circa 1930 to March 1952. Territory of Hawaii.

Honolulu Advertiser March 11, 1952

Honolulu Star Bulletin January 25, 1934

Honolulu Star Bulletin February 1, 1934

Honolulu Advertiser September 16, 1950

Back of Emergency Honolulu Police badge #328 made by Ed Jones & Co. Oakland, CAL STERLING and dated on the right bottom point 1, 1, 34.

Emergency Honolulu Police badge #328 made in sterling by Ed Jones & Co. Oakland, CAL and dated on the
right bottom point 1, 1, 34. Matching hat badge below.