Update: Shawn Tsuha

Shawn Tsuha will serve as Deputy Director for Law Enforcement. Tsuha has worked within the Public Safety Department’s (PSD) Sheriff Division since 1991 and steadily worked his way up the chain of command assuming higher rank and responsibility. He was selected to be the Hawaii State Sheriff Division Administrator, and then subsequently promoted to the Deputy Director for Law Enforcement position in 2013. He returns to assume responsibility for planning, implementing and directing various administrative program areas from budgeting and equipment purchases to policy development for the PSD’s Sheriff and Narcotics Enforcement Divisions.

Shawn is also a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) since 1988, having served with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004 and Congressman Mark Takai during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008. He is currently the HIARNG Joint Forces Headquarters Commander responsible for support staff oversight and the coordination of all administrative and collective training tasks for senior level staff elements.

Shawn earned a bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in business management from the University of Phoenix, has an associate degree (A.S.) in Justice Administration from the University of Hawaii, and is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Class 234.

– Taken from Governor Ige’s website