MPD Announces Promotion of Nicholas Angell and Nicholas Krau to Captain

Captain Promotion

The Maui Police Department is proud to announce the promotions of Nicholas Angell and Nicholas Krau to the rank of Captain, scheduled to take effect on January 16, 2026.

Captain Nicholas Angell joined the Maui Police Department in 1997, beginning his career as a Police Officer I in the Lahaina Patrol District. He later transferred to the Wailuku Patrol District and completed a one-year assignment in the Molokai Patrol District. Captain Angell then returned to Lahaina for a two-year tour of duty before transferring back to the Wailuku Patrol District.

In 2011, he served as the Hana School Resource Officer in the Hana Patrol District. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2013 and assigned to the Lanai Patrol District. In 2017, Captain Angell was assigned to the Vice Narcotics Division, where he served as the K9 Supervisor for three years. He was later assigned to the Kihei Criminal Investigation Division, where he served as Acting Lieutenant beginning in June 2022.

Following his promotion to Lieutenant in November 2022, Captain Angell was transferred to the Wailuku Criminal Investigation Division, where he oversaw the Property Crimes Unit and assisted with Person Crimes investigations as needed.

In January 2025, he attended the 293rd session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy, completing a ten-week intensive academic and physical training program alongside law enforcement officers from across the United States and around the world. Captain Angell graduated from the FBI National Academy in early March 2025.

Captain Nicholas “Nick” Krau was born and raised on Maui and is a graduate of Baldwin High School. He attended UH Maui College before joining the Maui Police Department in 2000, where, as a Police Officer I, he was assigned to the Kihei Patrol District. In 2004, he transferred to the Traffic Division’s DUI Task Force Unit, where he served until 2009.

Captain Krau was then assigned to the Plans, Training, Research, and Development Section before being promoted to Sergeant in 2012. As a Sergeant, he served in both the Communications Section and the Wailuku Patrol District. In 2014, he returned to the Traffic Division’s DUI Task Force Unit as the unit supervisor, a position he held until 2022. He then returned to the Wailuku Patrol District until his promotion to Lieutenant in 2023.

Most recently, Captain Krau served as Commander of the Hana Patrol District, where he led operations, personnel, and community policing efforts throughout East Maui for three years.

In addition to his departmental assignments, Captain Krau has served as the elected Chapter Chairman of the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers Union for the past four years. He is an active member of the Crisis Negotiations Team and Peer Support Team and is a certified Firearms Instructor.

Captain Krau and his partner, Janina Krau, are the proud parents of six children.