HI HCR139

Request the Department of Accounting and General Services to work with the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation, county police departments, Department of Public Safety, United States Marshals Service, State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, and Concerns of Police Survivors Inc. to plan and construct a Hawaii State Law Enforcement Memorial on the grounds of the Hawaii State Capitol

Direct the Department of Accounting and General Services to coordinate construction on the Diamond Head side of the State Capitol, maintain the memorial, and submit a report with findings, recommendations, projected costs, and implementing legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2011 Regular Session

Recognize that fifty law enforcement officers have lost their lives in the line of duty in Hawaii according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund

Note that several states including California, Oregon, Florida, Michigan, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kentucky have already erected memorials honoring fallen law enforcement personnel