Lee Donohue

Lee Donohue (b. September 16,1942) is the former Chief of the Honolulu Police Department and is a resident of Hawaii Kai, Hawaii, United States. He is half Irish, half Korean.Citation
last = Fujimori
first = Leila
author-link =
title = Crime-fighting duty appeals to Donohues
newspaper = Honolulu Star
date = 2004-09-19
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accessdate=2008-04-13 ] He is married to Lucille Park.cite web
title = Hall of Fame Members of the HJPA received honors from the City and County of Honolulu for their recognition
publisher = Hawaii Joint Police Association
url = http://www.hjpa.org/halloffame2001.html
accessdate =2008-04-13 ] They have two sons and two daughters.

Biography

Donohue's parents divorced when he was six years old. His father was in the Navy and once applied to join the Honolulu Police Department himself. He failed due to a heart murmur.

Donohue joined the Honolulu Police Department on July 1, 1964, at 21 years of age.Veteran of 40 years. His service records include duties as patrol officer, major of the Pearl City police station and the Leeward Coast station; Records and Identification; Communications; Narcotics; Vice and Internal Affairs; Deputy Chief of Police. He became Chief of the department on April 20 1998.

During a sparing session with other officers at the Honolulu Police Academy, Mr. Donohue suffered a heart attack. New defibrillators had been issued to the police department that month and one was immediately used, saving Mr. Donohue's life. First Hawaii police chief to integrate wireless technology into patrol cars, and upgraded the Honolulu Police radio systems to digital. He retired from the force on July 1 2004. [Citation
last = Antone
first = Rod
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title = The assistant chief and highest-ranking finalist is selected unanimously after a heated debate
newspaper = Honolulu Star
date = 2004-08-26
url = http://starbulletin.com/2004/08/26/news/story1.html
accessdate=2008-04-13]

Education

McKinley High School Graduate, Honolulu Community College, Chaminade University.

Martial arts

*7th Degree Black Belt Instructor of Shorin-ryu Okinawan Karate.
*Operates the "American Karate Kai" in Aina Haina Holy Nativity Church Gym, Ewa Beach at Kamiloa Elementary School.

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/akkkarate2000/ American Karate Kai]