There were 40 individual Top Cops awards representing men and women from the Federal, State, Local County, and military law enforcement and private security organizations.

Over 500 were in attendance and some of the dignitaries included,

Chief of Police Lee Donohue HPD and his two principal Deputies, Bill Clark and Mike Carvalho, Chief of Police George Freitas, Kauai Police Department; Myron R. Fuller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Pacific Region; Colonel Lou Traverzo, Commander, US Army Military Police Brigade-Hawaii; Major Terri Kohler, Commander, US Army CID Hawaii; Colonel Thomas Sprague, Acting Commander, Tripler Army Medical Center; Earl Anzai, Attorney General; Stephen Alm, keynote speaker and United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii; Peter Carlise, Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu. Also Rene Mansho, HJPA Member, City Council Member and leader in song for the National Anthem and Hawaii Ponoi and great public servant along with HJPA Member Mufi Hanneman, and John Henry Felix. Lt. General Thomas M. Rienzi, US Army Retired was among the dignitaries. There were many more, but unfortunately I do not have the entire list of names, and have mentioned some that come to mind. The Hawaii Chapter, HJPA was represented. Many HJPA Hall of Famers were there including Norman Osthoff, Ron Jones, Al Streck, Chuck Horstman, Frank Steer, and yours truly.

A special note of thanks goes to Warren Ferreira, Danette Bolosan, Randy Mack, Eugene Uemura, Jerald Dolak, Wesley Cambra, Melvin DeCosta and Doreen Shiramizu for organizing this event so professionally. The Sheraton Waikiki Hotel did their usual fantastic job as did the HPD Print Shop, Ben Kusano and Harold Yano.

The sponsoring organizations were:

• American Society for Industrial Security
• Council of Police and Private Security
• Hawaii Joint Police Association
• Hawaii Hotel Security Association
• Hawaii Organization of Polygraph Examiners
• Hawaii Visitor Security Association
• Hawaii Chapter, International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS)

Designs 'N Gold, Colette Aoki once again demonstrated outstanding public commitment to the law enforcement and security profession by designing the 1999 Top Cop Medallion. Some of their other designs include:

• Hawaii Joint Police Association Hall of Fame Medallion
• Previous Top Cop Medallions
• Miss Universe Commemorative Medallion
• Hawaii stars Pendant
• International Fire Fighters Medallion
• Maui County Police Badge Jewelry
• Kauai County Police Badge Jewelry
• Sheriff Division Badge Jewelry
• Mrs. Hawaii Commemorative Medallion
• Great Aloha Run Medallion
• Honolulu Police Badge Jewelry
• Hawaii County Police Badge Jewelry
• Public Safety Corrections Badge Jewelry
• Fire Department Emblematic Jewelry
• University of Hawaii Logo Jewelry

They are located at 98-025 Hekaha Street, Harbor Center Aiea (behind Cutter Ford). Phone (808) 484-2699

This year's MC was the lovely Kathy Muneo, KITV4 Hawaii Anchor on "Good Morning Hawaii"