The department of public safety will soon start wearing the new deputy sheriff’s uniforms. The department of public safety, Sheriff Division is testing a new colored uniform that is set to replace the current brown-on-brown uniform to be worn by the State Sheriff Deputies for nearly three decades.
“The Sheriff Division began reviewing the new two-colored uniform three years ago” said First Deputy Lanikoa “Koa” Dobrowolsky. “You should expect to start seeing deputies wearing the new uniform as early as next week”.
The latest uniform will replace the current Class A uniform with a phase out date of June 2022. During this phase, the deputy sheriffs will most likely be wearing either the current one-colored brown uniform or the two-colored silver-tan shirts and sheriff-green trousers.
“The replacement cost of this uniform is nearly one-third cheaper than the current brown uniform making it a fiscally responsible decision,” said State Sheriff William “Billy” Oku. “The new uniform is more functional for the deputies and is consistent with our mainland counterparts”.
The color choice of the new two-colored uniform was decided upon with feedback from deputies in the field. Although the uniform is made from modern materials, the colors represent a blending of the historic uniforms from the State entities which merged to form the Sheriff Division. The silver-tan Shirt has its roots with the original tan colored uniform of the Sheriff Division and the green trousers represent the colors of the State Law Enforcement Officers under the Attorney General. Consideration was also given to wearability, functionality, cost, availability, and ease of recognition. The colors selected are also consistent with Sheriff Departments along the west coast of the United States and are easily recognizable.
