Does Hawaii have state police?

There is no state police in Hawaii. Each of the four counties in the state is responsible for its own police force. The City and County of Honolulu has the largest population in the state and is located on the island of Oahu. Hawaii is the only state in the Union that has a royal palace on its soil.



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Police are called 12 as a slang term. According to sources, 12 comes from the police radio code “10-12,” which means that visitors are present in the area where police are going. ... It's used in the streets to give a quick heads up to friends and or civilians that police have arrived or they are on their way.

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