Maui Police Department’s 100th Recruit Class Graduation

100th Recruit Class Graduation

On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the Maui Police Department’s 100th Recruit Class held its graduation ceremony 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:

Recruit Elika Laloulu

• Applied Policing Excellence Award: Recruit Sholto Leaso

• M. Cecil “Rusty” Dickson Physical Fitness Award: Recruit Sy Delos Santos

• Neil T. Endo Outstanding Firearms Award: Recruit Dayne Kubo

• Scholastic Achievement Award: Recruit Dayne Kubo

The new officers are Aurthur-Chris Brautigam-Su’apaia, 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.