The Hawai‘i Community College Security Office protects and serves the Hawai‘i CC community twenty four hours a day, 365 days a year. The Hawai‘i CC Security Office is responsible for public safety at both the Monono Campus in Hilo, the Pālamanui Campus in Kona, and the Kō Education Center in Honokaʻa. The office is responsible for a number of campus safety and security programs including emergency management, community safety and security education, and physical security, including security technology, behavioral threat assessment, and special event management. The department is comprised of two Sergeants, six University Security Officers, and Contract Security Guards.
- Office: Manono Campus, Bldg. 387
1175 Manono Street,
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 854-1420 (Emergency-Manono Campus)
(808) 934-2760 (Non-Emergency-Manono Campus) - Office: Palamanui Campus, Koali Bldg. Rm. 105
73-4255 Ane Keohokalole Highway
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 640-6515 (Emergency-Pālamanui Campus)
(808) 969-8874 (Non-Emergency-Pālamanui Campus)
Patrick Chong
Safety & Security Manager
Office: Manono Campus, Bldg. 387
1175 Manono Street, Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 934-2762
Email: pkchong@hawaii.edu
Mission
Protecting our campus Ohana by promoting safety and security with a spirit of Aloha; Akahai (kindness), Lōkahi (unity), ʻOluʻolu (to be agreeable), Haʻahaʻa (humility) and Ahonui (patience).
Philosophy
Campus Security is dedicated in providing safety and security services in the most effective manner possible. We pride ourselves in providing the highest quality and efficiency in responding to emergencies and alarms, making emergency notifications, and securing rooms, buildings, parking lots, and grounds. Exterior lighting, doors, and shrubbery are checked for unsafe conditions and reported to the maintenance department, where repairs are given top priority. Educating our staff and students in safety issues and prevention measures is paramount to providing optimum safety to our campus members and environment.
The college is a diverse and ever-changing community. This requires constant efforts by the Hawai‘i CC Security Department to partner with local law enforcement agencies and educate the students, employees, and the community to deter and reduce crime, and to resolve security issues through modern policing. This will be accomplished through:
- strengthening our partnership with the community through community-oriented policing practices;
- achieving operational excellence through improving efficiency in operations and aligning services with resources; and
- pursuing innovation through the responsible use of technology.