I was assigned to District One in Honolulu for my first on the road training with a Field Training Officer and later walked my first beat on my own in Waikiki. Walking a beat in Waikiki, which was called “fourth watch”, was considered to be nearing the end of your training and your first year with HPD. After fourth watch I was assigned, temperately to the “Downtown Task Force” where I continued to walk a beat in the not so nice area of Honolulu. From there I was assigned to the Pearl City district where I worked most of the time on the Waianae Coast. While working there I had two goals. I wanted to work in District Seven which is east Honolulu AND started working on a way to get into the Traffic Division so I could get assigned to the Motorcycle detail. In early 1993 I was qualified at a Field Training Officer (FTO) AND was assigned to District Seven. (goal one accomplished). During this time and for sever months before that I began a monthly visit to the Traffic Division and a talk with the Lt. Al Lewis.
From Solo Bike I was assigned to the Informational Resources Section (Community Relations). While there I did several TV public service spots, gave many talks to school and other community service organizations. I also worked on setting up the HPD website now at http://www.hononlulupd.org.