The Hoonah Police Department (HPD) is the only municipal Police agency on Chichagof Island in Southeast Alaska. It is a full-service municipal Police department for the City of Hoonah. HPD also provides Police protection to surrounding areas on the local road system and operates a short-term detention facility.
There are 4 sworn Officers. Officers in Hoonah are classified as Multi-Service Officers and are required to be Tri-Certified. They are trained and certified as not only Police Officers but as Firefighters and EMT responders as well. They are on duty or on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Officers patrol and answer calls for service in and near the City of Hoonah and along 300 miles of unpaved roads or shorelines leading to various recreational areas of the nearby Tongass National Forest in warm weather months. As State Certified Officers, they can be called to assist the State and other municipalities as needed.
The Department was first established in the 1940's during World War II. It grew over the years from a part-time Chief to up to five officers during the logging era which peaked in the late 1980's.
There is also an Alaska Wildlife Trooper post in Hoonah.