Maui Police Department celebrates 100th Recruit Class graduation

The Maui Police Department welcomed 12 new members to the department ranks with the graduation of the 100th Recruit Class on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 at the Grand Wailea Resort. 

During the ceremony, Recruit Aaron Decoite was honored with the Outstanding Recruit Award. 

Other awards presented were the following:

• Sensei Shinichi Suzuki Award for Arrest and Defense Tactics: Elika Laloulu
• Applied Policing Excellence Award: Sholto Leaso
• M. Cecil “Rusty” Dickson Physical Fitness Award: Sy Delos Santos
• Neil T. Endo Outstanding Firearms Award: Dayne Kubo
• Scholastic Achievement Award: Dayne Kubo 

The new officers are Aurthur-Chris Brautigam-Suʻapaia, Peter Vince Casaba, Pal Anton Casinto, Aaron Decoite, Sy Christian Delos Santos, Dayne Kubo, Elika Laloulu, Sholto Leaso, Makeleta Ma, Lansen Nitahara, John Sullivan and Lateral Officer Graduate Johannes Villanueva. 

The newly graduated officers will undergo a minimum of four months of on-the-job field training with veteran police officers before being qualified to work alone.